The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction states that the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will provide educators with enough time to teach essential concepts. This, in turn, will help students learn what they need to before progressing to college or their careers. While schools throughout Wisconsin are working toward the implementation of the CCSS for English and mathematics, officials at some districts believe they need to enhance the level of instruction provided in other subjects as well.
For instance, students who will attend high school in the Wausau School District next fall will be required to take more courses in math and science, the Wausau Daily Herald reported. Currently, only two years of math and science are required in order for students to graduate. However, those who are in the class of 2017, and all future classes, will need to complete three years of instruction in these subjects if they wish to receive a diploma.
For most students, the curricular change should not be hard to adapt to, according to Thom Hahn, the District's director of secondary education.
"Most colleges require three years of math and science, so students are taking them anyway," Hahn told the news source.
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