A high school in the Chicago implemented a new controversial requirement which explains students hoping to graduate from the school must provide evidence they have a plan for the future.
Starting in 2020 students must show they’ve been accepted into college, or the military, or into a trade or “gap-year” program, or have secured a job, the Washington Post reported. The idea is to raise expectations and thus produce better outcomes for students.
Officials believe that preparing students to plan for “what’s next” will help, not hurt, the students. However, critics are worried that students who have completed four years of high school will be depressed if denied a diploma.
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