One Diploma for Dummies; One for Geniuses.Not Going to Happen Here.

efore I sign off for Mother's Day weekend, one footnote from the State Board meeting yesterday. I missed the discussion on the group studying the state's high school graduation requirements. At 19 credits and requiring only 2 credits of math, ours are some of the lowest standards in the nation.

Hopefully, this group will fix that.

Eric Liu, the chair of this committee, said that his group is looking at making the diplomas meaningful not only for college-bound kids, but for those that want to go into the trades as well. But one idea that they've dismissed for now is a tiered diploma system. In other words, one diploma for college-bound kids, one for those interested in technical and trade options, and those who don't know what they are going to do after they flip their tassels from one side to another and exit the stage.