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[Ya-ta Boy]

High school sophomores should be ready for college by age 16. That's the message from New Hampshire education officials, who announced plans Oct. 30 for a new rigorous state board of exams to be given to 10th graders. Students who pass will be prepared to move on to the state's community or technical colleges, skipping the last two years of high school...

New Hampshire's announcement comes as Utah and Massachusetts declared that they, too, plan to enact some of the commission's other proposals, such as universal Pre-K and better teacher pay and training. Still more states are expected to sign on in December. And the largest teacher union in the U.S., the National Education Association, is encouraging its affiliates to support such efforts.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20081107/us_time/shouldkidsbeabletograduateafter10thgrade

With 20 years in the public schools, I can tell you that there is some 'new' idea marketed every year, usually amounting to rearranging the deck chairs. This news from New Hampshire looks like maybe, finally, some real restructuring and new approaches are starting.

Possibly the best news is that it is happening at the state level where it belongs.

[Kuros]

[Ya-ta Boy]

What can I say? I'll work harder at staying inside my pigeonhole.