The U.S. Department of
Education is seeking to debunk widely circulated e-mails that erroneously say the No Child Left Behind Act mandates that students who
fail their 10th grade reading and math tests must accept an inferior high school completion certificate that would prohibit them from attending college or
vocational school.
«Lessons should be learned from previous
vocational education reforms, many of which, such as the 14 - 19 Diplomas, were subsequently abandoned and
failed to create a stable skills system.