Latest News and Comment from Education

Sunday, October 7, 2012

College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher | Get Schooled

College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher | Get Schooled:


College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher

Here is an op-ed  by Kathryn Juric of the College Board on the coursework that students ought to be taking in high school. Juric is vice president of the College Board’s SAT Program and leads global program strategy for the SAT, which is administered annually to nearly three million students worldwide.
By Kathryn Juric
When it comes to education policy in the United States today, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: coursework matters.
As states move to implement the Common Core State Standards, the positive impact core course