Most college students can't read at the college level, says instructor.

Students who are passed along with wobbly math skills will pay the price in college.

Gen Z charter graduates have more education and earn a lot more than graduates of traditional public schools.

STEM professors are seeing huge readiness gaps since the University of California went "test-free" in admissions.

How low can college-readiness expectations go?

More students are completing high school, but fewer are prepared to learn a skilled trade or pass a college math class.

Will Chicago's dual-credit students be prepared to succeed in college?

What's a diploma worth in Massachusetts? Without a state test requirement, graduation rates -- but not test scores -- are way up in Boston.

Dual enrollment helps Texas students do well after graduation, but taking college-prep classes has no benefit, says a new study.

States are dropping graduation exams to hide the failure to prepare all students for work, job training and college.

Reading excerpts in English class, but few whole books, leaves many unprepared to read "lengthy or complex texts" in college.

Streamline high school course requirements.

It's easier to apply to college, as less-selective schools try to "put butts in the seats." But are high school graduates prepared?

Relying on AI to do the math for you is "a recipe for idiocracy."

A third of high school graduates (or less) are ready for college math and reading, but a majority will enroll in four-year colleges.

If "open access" colleges raised standards, would students work harder to qualify?

Teachers and professors are told to "meet students where they are," but not how to get them where they need to be.

Reading and math scores are way down for 12th graders. Only a third are prepared for college success.

The SAT, and soon the ACT, are changing to cater to students with short attention spans.

Washington state traded its exit exam for multiple graduation pathways, but still has 20% of students who aren't on track for a diploma.