Sentences with phrase «science requirements for high school graduation»
More rigorous math and science requirements for high school graduation are in place, and simultaneously dropout rates in the country are up.
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In addition, the state legislature has approved a new law that allows high school students to substitute a rigorous computer science course for a mathematics class under North Dakota graduation requirements.
In other words, the NGSS not only don't prepare students for advanced science courses and STEM disciplines — they don't even prepare students for Ohio's current high school graduation requirements.
Ohio's graduation requirement call for a minimum of three units of science during high school, one in life sciences, one in physical science, and one of more advanced science.
As states implemented increased course requirements for high school graduation, especially in math and science, the number of students taking classes in these subjects went up by 69 percent and 60 percent, respectively, between 1987 — 88 and 2007 — 08.
The report examines coursework requirements in math, English, science, social studies, foreign languages, art, physical education, and electives for both graduation from a public high school and entrance to a public university in every state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
Chicago's Board of Education recently added computer science as a high school graduation requirement for all public schools in the city.