Chalkbeat -As more Americans — including young people themselves — question the value of higher education, states are investing more in career and technical education and encouraging students to consider apprenticeships and certificate programs that lead to industry credentials rather than four-year college degrees.Now Indiana is considering embedding those values in a new high school diploma that would require at least 75 hours of work experience. At the same time, leaders there have proposed doing away with an honors diploma pursued by many students who intend to go to college.
The
proposal has drawn significant pushback from educators who say the new
diploma options steer students away from advanced coursework, including
courses that are required for admission into public universities, and
push students to work at the expense of school work or family
obligations.There
are also questions about whether there are enough work opportunities
available to students to meet the demand if the new diploma options go
through.
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