College and career readiness is a new measure of educational excellence at the K–12 level. In an increasingly complex, diverse, and technology-driven world, simply earning a high school diploma is no longer enough. High school graduates must be prepared to succeed at the next level — whether they choose to attend college or begin a career. Page 10 of each state profile looks specifically at whether students are interested in and prepared for the projected high-growth jobs in their state.
Kentucky:
See the full "Measuring College and Career Readiness" for the state of Kentucky:
http://www.act.org/news/data/09/pdf/output/ACT_Kentucky_Output.pdf
Ohio:
Please Note: The Ohio data cannot be directly compared to the Kentucky data because starting with the class of 2009 Kentucky tested 100% of its high school graduates on the ACT while in Ohio only 64% of the graduates took the ACT. As stated in the graph titles, the data only reflects the students who took the ACT.
See the full "Measuring College and Career Readiness" for the state of Ohio:
http://www.act.org/news/data/09/pdf/output/ACT_Ohio_Output.pdf
The full 2009 ACT data set is also available via the web site.
I am concerned that the depiction of the Ohio and Kentucky data in this post can be very easily misconstrued. The Ohio data cannot be directly compared to the Kentucky data because starting with the class of 2009 Kentucky tested 100% of its high school graduates on the ACT while in Ohio only a much lower 64% of the graduates took the ACT. If all Ohio grads had also taken the ACT, the Ohio data would look very different, and less favorable to the Buckeye State.
ReplyDeleteRichard, Thanks for your comment and sorry for the delay in my response. You are absolutely correct and I have added some new language in the post to reflect this data caveat. The intent of the post is not to compare states, rather the variation by career interest.
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