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High school students in California are not taking the courses they need to succeed in college but many residents are enrolled in college-level education, according to a first-of-its-kind U.S. report card on higher education. The report card, called Measuring Up 2000, was released recently by the independent, nonpartisan National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
According to the report:
- 36 percent of high school students in California take at least one upper-level math course, compared to 61 percent in Nebraska, 59 percent in North Carolina, and 59 percent in Massachusetts---the top states on this measure.
- 8% of 18- to 24-year-olds are enrolled in college, comparable to the 42% who are enrolled in the best-performing states.
- Low-income families in California pay quite a bit less of their income to attend community colleges than low-income families in other states. However, all students attending 4-year public colleges pay 31% of their family income, after financial aid, to cover college expenses---compared to 19% in the top performing states,
- About half (53 percent) of the states' college students complete their bachelor's degree within five years of enrolling, compared to 66 percent in the best-performing states.
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Excellence Awards 2001: Applications Now Available
Applications are now available for the 2001 LAEP Excellence Awards. Exemplary educators, schools, and school communities within the LAUSD may apply.
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