Destination graduation: A growing challenge for school boards |
Summer 2009 • Volume 7 • Issue 2
From the time a child enters kindergarten, expectations for 13 years later are plain: the student must learn to read and write, become mathematically literate, comprehend what American citizenship requires, and demonstrate a level of mastery in both history and science. Such achievements are symbolized in a single piece of paper called a diploma.
Yet, three of every 10 children who enter kindergarten in the United States will not stroll to the clichéd salute of “Pomp and Circumstance,” nor clutch the coveted rolled parchment. For non-white children, about half will fail to graduate.
