Posts published on March 8, 2010

States Creating Separate College And Career Secondary School Pathways

Two deep south states (La. and Ms.) have created or condidered separate courses and paths for college and careers. This makes me wonder about agreement on a 50 state common core curriculum for all secondary school students. See the announcement below by ECS:

High school students who don’t want to go to college would have an option to pursue career-track studies under a bill being considered in the Mississippi legislature. House Bill 1210 outlines 20 course unit requirements for the so-called career track curriculum. Students who choose to go that route still would have to earn four units of English and at least three in math and three in science. Some districts already offer such curricula under the state department of education’s high school redesign program, which is being expanded.