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February 10, 2004

the American Diploma Project

This should have been done BEFORE NCLB was put in play.

Study Says U.S. Should Replace States' High School Standards
By KAREN W. ARENSON

A patchwork of state standards is failing to produce high school graduates who are prepared either for college or for work, three education policy organizations say in a new report. The solution, they say, is to adopt rigorous national standards that will turn the high school diploma into a "common national currency."

"For too many graduates, the American high school diploma signifies only a broken promise," the groups, which favor standardized testing to improve education, say.

Working through what they call the American Diploma Project, the organizations — Achieve Inc., the Education Trust and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation — consulted with higher education officials and business executives in five states to develop standards they say will ensure that high school graduates are equipped to move into either college-level work or a decent-paying job.

"For many kids, the diploma is a ticket to nowhere," Kati Haycock, director of the Education Trust, said. "In this era, where some postsecondary education is essential, that's no good."

The project is just starting up, so there's not a lot at their site beyond good intentions.

The American Diploma Project is conducting three primary pieces of research.

The state-based analysis of postsecondary expectations is designed to:

detail the content of current high school graduation and college admissions and placement assessments in each partner state;
reveal gaps between standards-based assessments and college admissions and placement assessments;
analyze the extent to which current standards on those assessments align to the stated expectations of postsecondary faculty in the state; and
develop a set of preliminary benchmarks that outline the knowledge and skills consistent with those expectations.

The national new economy workplace study is designed to:

identify “good jobs” in the new economy: those with good earnings, sufficient training, and adequate occupational-entry and career-growth opportunities;
examine the educational path of students who have performed those jobs; and
develop a set of preliminary benchmarks that outline the knowledge and skills needed for those jobs.

The legal analysis of federal legal issues is designed to reveal how the ADP may implicate relevant federal laws, to provide a legal framework for states to analyze their ADP-related efforts, and to recommend ways to minimize legal risk.

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