The higher education and business communities are speaking out about the huge numbers of high school graduates not prepared for work or college. (wacharterschools.org)
The report suggests that government efforts should be geared not only towards academically - minded young people, but also towards the large number of high school graduates who want to start working rather than go on studying. (sciencemag.org)
Between 2003 and 2011, for example, on - time graduation rates increased from 51 percent to 69 percent, and college enrollment rates kept pace with the increasing number of high school graduates. (educationnext.org)