Locally: Diploma requirements criticized - Oregon and Washington high schools rank low nationally for the number of math and English courses needed to graduate

Both states (Wa & Ore)require two years of math in high school for graduation, and neither state spells out what courses students must take, reports a study by Achieve Inc. Most states require three years of math, and five states require four years, Achieve found in a survey of high school graduation requirements in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

In English, literature and writing, 32 states and the District of Columbia require four years of study. Four of these states also require additional study in a related course, such as speech. Washington, Oregon and four other states require three years.

I wonder if the sponsor of this study, Achieve Inc., looked at a state-to-state comparison of SAT scores recently? This year Washington ranked #1 and I'm sure Oregon was in the Top 10.

Interesting. Not enough English and Math offered but in an aptitude test that measures Math and English, students with the least number of opportunities scored the best. What's the correlation?