Do states require remediation for low-performing high school students?Why does it matter?
• States benefit when more of their citizens graduate with a high school diploma, and students benefit when they earn a high school diploma. • States, students and the business community benefit when students graduating from high school have adequate skills to succeed on the job. • States and students benefit when students are prepared prior to enrollment in postsecondary studies. • Students benefit when academic deficiencies are addressed as early as possible in their high school career. • Students and schools benefit when student participation in needed remediation is mandatory, and not left to a student’s choice to participate. Currently, state-level policies in 33 states focus on the remediation of high school students meeting specific criteria (this number does not include states with blanket remediation policies addressed at low-performing schools and districts). Policies in these 33 states require districts or schools to do one or more of the following at the high school level:
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