Education digest: Gap in college readiness, Md. student won’t stand for Pledge of Allegiance

Source: Washington Post Posted By: Anna C...4026 days ago

Heads up, high schools: Your graduates may not be as ready for college as you think they are.

New survey results from the ACT assessment organization, released last week, show a disconnect on the question of college readiness. Eighty-nine percent of high school teachers surveyed said students who finished their classes were well or very well prepared for college.

But 26 percent of college instructors say incoming students are well or very well prepared for first-year courses, the survey found.

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