85. Ensure all public high schools offer the minimum course requirements for admissions in their state system of higher education.

Partnerships and P-12 Education Systems 09.6.24

Here’s what the federal government can do:

  • The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) should investigate racial disparities in the availability of college preparatory courses as possible evidence of discrimination.

Here’s what state government can do:

  • State legislatures should ensure all public high schools offer the minimum course requirement for admissions in their state system of higher education.
  • State legislatures should ensure that state academic standards and graduation requirements align with the entrance requirements for the state system of higher education.
  • State legislatures should ensure that higher education institutions eliminate requirements for courses that are not available to all public high school students in their state.

Here’s what institutional leaders can do:

  • P-12 systems should partner with higher education coordinating agencies to offer minimum course requirements for admissions in their state system of higher education.
  • P-12 systems should provide high school students with information and resources about the minimum course requirements for admissions in their state system of higher education.

 

State legislatures should ensure greater alignment between P-12 systems and higher education institutions to ensure that minimum course requirements for admissions are offered across all school districts and public high schools. Partnerships should also focus on information sharing and transparency for students to be aware of the minimum courses required for admissions in public higher education institutions.