2: High School Student Achievement

Increase the academic achievement of all high school students.

Other Information:

To better equip our students to compete in the global economy, the Department will encourage states to adopt high school course work and programs of study that prepare all students for a postsecondary credential and facilitate a seamless transition from high school to college or the workforce. The President has proposed preparing additional instructors of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes in mathematics, science, and critical-need foreign languages. The Department will continue to enhance and promote achievement in math, science and critical-need foreign languages through incentives for teachers to teach advanced courses, thus providing opportunities for students to be well prepared for postsecondary education or the workforce following high school. In addition, the Department will encourage advanced course work by seeking to expand the State Scholars Initiative.

Stakeholder(s):

• High School Students

Objective(s):

2.1: Rigorous Curriculum

2.2: Mathematics and Science

2.3: Foreign Languages

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