By AP/KWMU
Jefferson City, MO – Missouri higher education officials are calling for high schools to offer tougher courses to better prepare students for college or the work force.
Department of Higher Education Commissioner Quentin Wilson says the agency has started work on new recommendations for core classes that high schools should offer.
The push for more challenging courses comes after a report by the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, which called for better preparing students for college, to improve college graduation rates.
The report calls for increasing high school curriculum standards, especially in reading, writing and math. It also wants to see schools make completion of core courses a requirement for graduation.
Students now must complete basic courses to graduate, and can choose to take more challenging ones.