Officials come together to align K-12 standards, higher ed

For years, educators and policymakers have been talking about the need to better align K-12 and higher education so that students coming out of high school have the skills and knowledge they need to do college-level work, as well as reduce the need for remediation once students are in college.

But while many colleges are involved in various ways in their local school systems and virtually all states have created "P-16" or "K-20" councils aimed at, among other things, aligning high school graduation and college entrance standards, progress in creating a seamless education system for both students and states has generally been seen as limited.

By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

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