This is the image we get when we choose “Get the Facts” and then “Maine” from the Strong American Schools: Diploma to Nowhere page.
Not so very promising, is it?
A hoax is being played on America. The public believes that a high school diploma shows that a student is ready for college-level academics. Parents believe it too. So do students.
But when high school graduates enroll in college as many as one million students fail placement exams every year. Well over one third of all college students need remedial courses in order to acquire basic academic skills.
It’s an ugly story. And it’s our story.