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Report: Improving College Graduation Rates Starts in High School
By Catherine Groux
Posted October 15, 2012 12:00 PM
A new report says improving college graduation rates must begin in high school.In order to meet national workforce demands, President Barack Obama has established the goal of producing an additional 8 million college graduates by 2020. Many higher education advocates have proposed various ways to make this goal a reality, but a new report by The Center for Public Education shows that improving college graduation rates must begin in high school.
For example, the center proposed high school students receive higher-level mathematics instruction. Previous studies by the center and other organizations have indicated that solid mathematics skills are one of the best predictors of college success. In fact, the center states that even students with low socioeconomic statuses and poor high school achievement rates were 22% more likely to persist in college if they have high-level math skills.
Officials from the center also believe high schools should encourage more students to take Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. According to various studies, students who take these advanced classes have a dramatically improved chance of success once they reach college, and this success rate increases based on how many AP and IB courses they take.
