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New Website Explores College and Career Readiness State-by-State

February 27, 2019

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Too many graduates leave high school underprepared for college or careers. The gaps in preparedness are particularly wider for underrepresented students.

Achieve, a national education nonprofit organization, has developed a website that helps educational stakeholders explore the gaps between high school and postsecondary education for each state. The site includes information on high school graduation requirements, resources on college and career pathways, and STEM requirements.

Achieve is calling for high school students to be better guided toward course options in high school that prepare them for whatever they choose to pursue after graduation.

Click here to visit the website.

—Ben Schaap

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