High School Students Ten Years After 'A Nation at Risk'

摘要

Since the publication of A Nation At Risk, a greater proportion of high school students are taking core courses, and a greater proportion are taking high-level courses in those subjects. More high school students are taking advanced placement examinations, and fewer are dropping out between 10th and 12th grade. Mathematics and science achievement have increased since the early 1980s. Finally, a greater share of students are aspiring to and attending college after they graduate from high school.