Re-Prioritize Basic Skills and Technical Training for High School Graduates. Sketching a New Conservative Education Agenda

Autor/in	Lewis, Wayne D., Jr.
Institution	American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Titel	Re-Prioritize Basic Skills and Technical Training for High School Graduates. Sketching a New Conservative Education Agenda
Quelle	(2021), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Graduates; Public Schools; Career Readiness; College Readiness; Outcomes of Education; Expectation; Educational Experience; Alignment (Education); Secondary School Curriculum; Political Attitudes; Educational Change; Basic Skills; Labor Needs; Reading Skills; Mathematics Skills; Graduation Requirements; Vocational Education; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Expectancy; Erwartung; Bildungserfahrung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Bildungsreform; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Abschlussordnung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A public education system's effectiveness should be based primarily on whether graduates have been equipped to be productive workers following program completion. Otherwise, neither the system nor the completion certificate (diploma) is worth the tax dollars spent. As Kentucky's education commissioner, the author found it woefully apparent that despite schools' and policymakers' best intentions, too many students who earned high school diplomas in Kentucky's public schools lacked the minimum knowledge or skills to succeed in college or the workforce. These educational shortcomings are neither new nor isolated to Kentucky. While there is no simple solution to the longstanding American education problems of social promotion, watered-down curriculum and expectations, and secondary school experiences that are misaligned with the realities of postsecondary education and the workforce, some commonsense measures should be championed by conservatives and implemented in every state to make the high school diploma more meaningful. The following measures to implement are presented: (1) Requiring demonstration of basic skills; (2) Diversifying secondary school curriculum and program offerings; (3) Prioritizing career and technical education; and (4) Aligning secondary curriculum and expectations with postsecondary realities. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Enterprise Institute. 1150 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-862-5800; Fax: 202-862-7177; Web site: http://www.aei.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01