Graduates, but Ill-Prepared Big Disparity Reported Between Getting a Diploma and College-Readiness Rates

Barbara Martinez:

New York state high-school students' college and career readiness lags far behind the graduation rates that most school districts post, according to data from the state Department of Education.

Across the state, the graduation rate in 2009, the last year for which figures are public, was 77%. But only 41% of high-school students were prepared for a career or college, the state said. The state defines students as college- and career-ready if they score at least an 80 on the state's math Regents exam and at least a 75 on the English Regents exam. New York students receive a high-school diploma if they achieve a score of at least 65 on Regents tests.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 10, 2011 1:03 AM
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