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Study Finds Unintended Consequences of Raising State Math and Science Graduation Requirements

Study Finds Unintended Consequences of Raising State Math and Science Graduation Requirements | Unintended Consequences | Scoop.it
Raising state-mandated math and science course graduation requirements (CGRs) may increase high school dropout rates without a meaningful effect on college enrollment or degree attainment, according to new research published in Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.
Lorien Pratt's insight:

Action: Raise state-mandated math and science course graduation requirements.


Intended consequence: Improve college enrollment, college degree attainment.


Unintended consequence: Increasing dropout rates


Analysis: misunderstanding of the fact that raising standards, without a commensurate improvement in education to allow students to meet those standards, can increase dropout rates.

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