Strengthening Education: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World
The Department of Education website points out several interesting issues that are addressed in the February 2006 Strengthening Education: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World Initiative. One of the primary aims of this initiate is “The Need for an Increased Focus on Math and Scienceâ€.* In 1983, the landmark A Nation at Risk report recommended that high school students be required to take a minimum of three years of math and three years of science to graduate. Yet today, only 22 states and the District of Columbia require at least this amount to graduate in the class of 2006.
* According to the College Board, there were nearly 500,000 US high school students in 2004 whose PSAT score indicated that they were ready for AP Calculus but who did not take the course. AP students are much more likely than their peers to graduate from college in four years or less.
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Referenced Source(s): Department of Education
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