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Report card properly spotlights vital preparation for college
Published on Sunday, Sep 16, 2007
As detailed by staff writer Stephanie Warsmith last week, school leaders in low-wealth districts struggle with disparities in social and economic levels, budget shortfalls that mean cutting courses and low expectations about student success. Especially daunting is the high cost of earning a college degree, the result of years of financial neglect by the state.
Besides adequate funding for both primary and secondary schools and for the state university system, creative thinking that helps raise students' horizons is also crucial. For example, Warsmith reported educators in Canton found many students skipping the first fall ACT tests because of a conflict with the big game between Canton McKinley and Massillon Washington high schools. Funds were found to bus students to a testing center in Pennsylvania following game day.
In Akron, meanwhile, an early college program has been added, giving 100 freshmen a chance to earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree from the University of Akron at the same time.
The new data in the state report card dovetails with growing recognition that for the state to succeed, its education system must rise to the growing challenges presented by a global economy. That recognition is reflected in increased funding for higher education in the new state budget and in the Ohio Core curriculum standards, which will take effect for the class of 2014, increasing the science and math course requirements.
The hope is that publicizing data on ACT and SAT test scores, Advanced Placement and post-secondary enrollment and honors diplomas will help raise academic ambition. College enrollment and graduation are vital to Ohio's transition to a high-skill, knowledge-based economy.
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