Many high school seniors returned to school this fall confident that their course loads would be challenging enough to prepare them for the rigor of college study. They were wrong.
Diploma to Nowhere examines the psychological impact on students and the high cost to taxpayers of remedial education, which enrolls more than one-third of all college students.
According to the unprecedented analysis in Diploma to Nowhere, conservative estimates show remediation costs society roughly $2.5 billion every year.
Strong American Schools recognizes the statistics outlined in its report jeopardize the economic wellbeing of American children. As jobs of all levels are being outsourced to other countries, it is no longer possible to compete in a global workforce without a world-class education. It is no longer prudent to go on kidding ourselves into believing the mediocrity of American K-12 schools will suffice.
- Read the executive summary.
- Read the full report.
- Read the press release.
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Media Coverage of Diploma to Nowhere:
- Associated Press, "Colleges spend billions re-teaching the basics," Sept. 15, 2008
- Chronicle for Higher Education, "Most Students in Remedial Classes in College Had Solid Grades in High School, Survey Finds", Sept. 15, 2008
- CNN Headline News, Sept. 15, 2008
- CNN Situation Room, Sept. 15, 2008
- Washington Times editorial, "An urgent message," Sept. 16, 2008
- Former Missouri Gov. Bob Holden op-ed, Kansas City Star, Sept. 16, 2008
- Daily Texan, "Study finds average high school skills not sufficient", Sept. 17, 2008
- Press of Atlantic City, EDITORIAL: New high-school requirements, Sept. 17, 2008
- Roanoke Times, "OPINION: Schools need to prepare students," Sept. 16, 2008
- National Review Online, Unprepared: The problem of high-school graduates, Sept. 17, 2008
