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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Legislature has approved a plan to create a new diploma and curriculum for public high school
students.
A unanimous Senate vote on Tuesday sent the bill by Sen. Robert Kostelka, a Monroe Republican, to Gov. Bobby Jindal. The governor
has said he supports it.
The legislation is aimed at reducing the number of high school
and middle school dropouts. The new curriculum would be less geared
toward college preparation, and more toward teaching students
technical skills for blue collar jobs.
National education advocates have condemned the plan, objecting
to a provision that makes it easier for students to get past
standardized tests in eighth grade. They have said students who
take the new curriculum will emerge from high school with
inadequate English and math skills.
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