What's Happening in Anderson, SC…

A report released last week by the United States Schools Board Association says that research has shown that how rigorous a high school is determines how well students succeed in college, claiming that high schools that make classes more rigorous enable students to succeed in college more so than those that do not. The Association will no doubt be using printing services to Print and distribute the report to school districts across the country.

According to Clifford Adelman, the primary researcher and author of the report, academic intensity in high school better predicts success in college, rather than class rank, grade-point average or test scores. Academic intensity in high school includes classes in English, calculus, pre-calculus or trigonometry, science, a foreign language, history and social studies and at least one advanced placement course and no remedial courses in math or English.

These classes, with the exception of requiring advanced placement classes and eliminating any remedial classes, closely resemble South Carolina’s graduation requirements, with all of the high schools in the Pickens, Oconee and Anderson area offering these as well as advanced placement courses in many subjects.

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in District 5, Tripp Dukes, says that not only are advanced placement classes rigorous but also require students to succeed in the appropriate prerequisites. He adds that in order for more students to succeed in these expectations of students need to be raised starting in the elementary schools and continue through the middle school years.

For determining how rigorous any given high school program is, the report recommends that high schools collaborate with colleges to track student success in post-secondary education.Get a Free Quote for Print