/graduation-requirements Graduation Requirements en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:50:57 GMT /policy-politics/5-ways-you-didnt-know-the-election-will-affect-k-12-schools/2024/10 Voters will weigh ballot items that affect funding for electric school buses, tax revenue for state education budgets, and more. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:50:57 GMT /policy-politics/5-ways-you-didnt-know-the-election-will-affect-k-12-schools/2024/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-students-shouldnt-have-to-pass-a-state-test-to-graduate-high-school/2024/10 There are better ways than high-stakes tests to think about whether students are prepared for their next step, writes a former high school teacher. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:59:49 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-students-shouldnt-have-to-pass-a-state-test-to-graduate-high-school/2024/10 /teaching-learning/one-change-that-can-get-more-girls-students-of-color-taking-computer-science/2024/10 Making computer science classes a graduation requirement can be a powerful strategy. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/one-change-that-can-get-more-girls-students-of-color-taking-computer-science/2024/10 /events/webinar/aligning-graduation-tracking-with-an-mtss-framework Graduation tracking isn't just about credits. Learn how to use data-driven practices to support every student's path to success. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:24:03 GMT /events/webinar/aligning-graduation-tracking-with-an-mtss-framework /teaching-learning/how-should-high-school-change-these-districts-may-have-the-answer/2024/09 By supporting learning that takes place outside the classroom, districts鈥攁nd states鈥攁re starting to rethink an age-old institution. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:03:00 GMT /teaching-learning/how-should-high-school-change-these-districts-may-have-the-answer/2024/09 /policy-politics/why-this-state-will-take-a-class-requirement-off-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters/2024/07 Asking voters to decide on a curriculum issue could set a tricky precedent, experts say. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:30:29 GMT /policy-politics/why-this-state-will-take-a-class-requirement-off-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters/2024/07 /events/webinar/portrait-of-a-graduate-a-decade-of-transforming-education Explore the findings and insights in the exclusive Battelle for Kids Future of Portrait of a Graduate report and see how you can leverage them. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:50:28 GMT /events/webinar/portrait-of-a-graduate-a-decade-of-transforming-education /events/webinar/roundtable-webinar-why-we-created-a-portrait-of-a-graduate Hear from three K-12 leaders for insights into their school鈥檚 Portrait of a Graduate and learn how to create your own. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:14:44 GMT /events/webinar/roundtable-webinar-why-we-created-a-portrait-of-a-graduate /teaching-learning/civics-is-about-skills-not-just-facts-how-do-schools-measure-students-readiness/2023/12 Most state assessments aren't testing how students civically engage in their communities, a new report finds. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:45:37 GMT /teaching-learning/civics-is-about-skills-not-just-facts-how-do-schools-measure-students-readiness/2023/12 /policy-politics/more-states-are-creating-a-portrait-of-a-graduate-heres-why/2023/12 A portrait of a graduate is a guiding document outlining a vision of what it means to be a successful student. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:49:51 GMT /policy-politics/more-states-are-creating-a-portrait-of-a-graduate-heres-why/2023/12 /teaching-learning/more-states-could-drop-their-high-school-exit-exams/2023/11 There's movement afoot in nearly half the states that still mandate high school exit exams to end the requirement. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:13:40 GMT /teaching-learning/more-states-could-drop-their-high-school-exit-exams/2023/11 /teaching-learning/computer-science-courses-are-on-the-rise-but-girls-are-still-half-as-likely-to-take-it/2023/11 69传媒 expanded the availability of foundational computer science classes, but stubborn gaps in access to those courses persist. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/computer-science-courses-are-on-the-rise-but-girls-are-still-half-as-likely-to-take-it/2023/11 /teaching-learning/this-popular-high-school-civics-requirement-doesnt-boost-voting-habits/2023/09 More than a dozen states require students to take the U.S. Citizenship exam, but it doesn't seem to boost turnout. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:07:50 GMT /teaching-learning/this-popular-high-school-civics-requirement-doesnt-boost-voting-habits/2023/09 /policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 "We can鈥檛 go back to the way it鈥檚 always been done," says the head of the group that represents state education chiefs. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/the-steps-some-states-are-taking-to-redefine-student-success/2023/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-state-exams-offer-pathways-for-some-not-all-learners/2023/04 A parent writes a letter to the editor detailing her child's experience with state exams in New York. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:00:58 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-state-exams-offer-pathways-for-some-not-all-learners/2023/04 /teaching-learning/fighting-senioritis-this-new-requirement-kept-a-graduating-class-engaged/2023/04 These seniors were the first to test a new state requirement to reflect on what they had learned over four years of high school. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:05:56 GMT /teaching-learning/fighting-senioritis-this-new-requirement-kept-a-graduating-class-engaged/2023/04 /teaching-learning/should-cybersecurity-be-a-graduation-requirement-this-state-thinks-so/2023/04 North Dakota is requiring all students to study either cybersecurity or computer science content to graduate. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:04:32 GMT /teaching-learning/should-cybersecurity-be-a-graduation-requirement-this-state-thinks-so/2023/04 /teaching-learning/few-students-take-computer-science-this-district-offers-a-blueprint-for-changing-that/2023/03 One New York district exposes its students to computer science from prekindergarten through high school. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:01:27 GMT /teaching-learning/few-students-take-computer-science-this-district-offers-a-blueprint-for-changing-that/2023/03 /teaching-learning/states-have-soured-on-the-high-school-exit-exam-heres-why/2023/01 The pandemic is one reason, but interest has waned for some time in light of mixed research. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:00:19 GMT /teaching-learning/states-have-soured-on-the-high-school-exit-exam-heres-why/2023/01 /teaching-learning/do-students-need-four-years-of-high-school-math/2023/01 Most U.S. students take the subject through junior or senior year. Not so in England鈥攁nd Britain鈥檚 prime minister wants to change that. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:14:15 GMT /teaching-learning/do-students-need-four-years-of-high-school-math/2023/01 /teaching-learning/the-high-school-credit-hour-a-timeline-of-the-carnegie-unit/2022/12 The credit-hour, often known as the Carnegie unit, has been the essential measure of American secondary and higher education for more than a century. Here's how it started. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:57:42 GMT /teaching-learning/the-high-school-credit-hour-a-timeline-of-the-carnegie-unit/2022/12 /teaching-learning/the-head-of-the-carnegie-foundation-wants-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit-heres-why/2022/12 The group that made credit-hours the high school standard for more than 100 years says it's time for a new metric of student success. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 21:44:23 GMT /teaching-learning/the-head-of-the-carnegie-foundation-wants-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit-heres-why/2022/12 /teaching-learning/plunging-graduation-rates-signal-long-recovery/2022/08 In the second year of the pandemic, the number of states with falling graduation rates more than doubled. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:53:41 GMT /teaching-learning/plunging-graduation-rates-signal-long-recovery/2022/08 /leadership/opinion-graduation-must-depend-on-learning-not-time/2021/10 We鈥檙e long overdue to redesign our education system around competency, argue six superintendents. Here鈥檚 what that could look like. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:30:12 GMT /leadership/opinion-graduation-must-depend-on-learning-not-time/2021/10 /leadership/opinion-when-educational-equity-descends-into-educational-nihilism/2021/09 69传媒 need to buckle down to engage and educate kids鈥攏ot lower (or eliminate) expectations in the name of 鈥渆quity.鈥� Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:31:58 GMT /leadership/opinion-when-educational-equity-descends-into-educational-nihilism/2021/09 /teaching-learning/data-how-is-coronavirus-changing-states-graduation-requirements/2020/04 Track what states are doing to ease the educational disruptions facing the high school class of 2020. Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:07:02 GMT /teaching-learning/data-how-is-coronavirus-changing-states-graduation-requirements/2020/04 /leadership/the-lost-senior-year-credits-proms-sports-all-in-jeopardy/2020/03 The coronavirus closures are shaping a disruptive end to a tumultuous academic career for the Class of 2020. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:29:01 GMT /leadership/the-lost-senior-year-credits-proms-sports-all-in-jeopardy/2020/03 /policy-politics/action-civics-enlists-students-in-hands-on-democracy/2019/03 An activist brand of civics instruction is gaining champions and a few critics in the nation's schools. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:19:21 GMT /policy-politics/action-civics-enlists-students-in-hands-on-democracy/2019/03 /teaching-learning/can-capstone-projects-deepen-learning-for-high-school-seniors/2019/02 Educators in Oakland, Calif., say the yearlong graduation projects are helping students master oral, writing, and research skills that will serve them well for whatever comes next. Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:51:44 GMT /teaching-learning/can-capstone-projects-deepen-learning-for-high-school-seniors/2019/02 /teaching-learning/new-jersey-court-strikes-down-parcc-test-as-grad-requirement/2019/01 The state is one of about a dozen that require students to pass a test in order to graduate from high school. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:20:30 GMT /teaching-learning/new-jersey-court-strikes-down-parcc-test-as-grad-requirement/2019/01