Heres a small excerpt of his little scheme:
If enacted by the legislature, Taft’s five-point education reform plan would establish a rigorous core curriculum as the default standard for all of Ohio’s high school students, beginning with the class of 2011. The plan would:
- Require all students to take the Ohio Core, a rigorous high school curriculum that includes four years of math, including Algebra II; three years of science, including biology, chemistry and physics; four years of English; three years of social studies; and at least two years of a foreign language;
- Make completing the Ohio Core a condition of admission to Ohio’s state-funded, four-year colleges and universities;
- Move all remedial education to Ohio’s two-year campuses, where costs are lower;
- Require all students to take a college and work-ready assessment during their junior year to help determine if they are properly prepared for college and work after high school; and,
- Add a measure to the School Report Card to indicate how well high schools are preparing students for college and work.
Heres the full news release.
Looks like we're in the same boat.
