According to a September 2012 report by the College Board, only 43 percent of SAT takers in the Class of 2012 met the test's College and Career Readiness Benchmark, which suggests that a majority of students do not have the skills they need to be successful in college.
Florida, in particular, has seen that many students leave high school unprepared to meet the rigorous demands of higher education. In 2011, more than 30,000 students who graduated from high school or received their GED went on to attend a community college or state school where they failed at least one subject on the college placement test, StateImpact Florida reports.
Recently, state policymakers addressed this problem by adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which they feel will strengthen the K-12 system and ensure high school graduates are prepared for college or the workforce.
As Florida is not expected to fully adopt the Common Standards until 2014-2015, the process is in its beginning stages. Currently, the state Department of Education is working to create new course descriptions for each subject in each grade based on the new standards. When this is complete, schools will begin to adopt this new curriculum as the state strives to approve and purchase CCSS-aligned textbooks.
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