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Ohio Cuts Graduation Credentials List to 70, Tightens Bundles
Ohio now limits graduation-eligible credentials to 70 and 21 bundles after officials said weak options were helping students earn diplomas without job value.
- The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce cut its list of graduation-qualifying credentials from 164 to 70 this summer at the state legislature's direction. Director Steve Dackin called the reform a "game changer" for workforce readiness.
- Previously, Ohio's credential list ballooned to over 700, allowing schools to use "random acts of credentialing" to boost graduation rates. Critics argued these weak shortcuts offered students little chance of earning $30,000 annually.
- Research indicates only 18 percent of credentials earned by high school students matter to employers nationally. In Ohio, about 9,000 students previously earned retail certificates for just three available jobs statewide.
- Ohio now requires credentials to be earned through 21 pre-determined "bundles" across five fields including agriculture, construction, and manufacturing. Bundles include "foundational" credentials such as OSHA safety training as first steps toward advanced career training.
- Aaron Churchhill of The Fordham Institute emphasized credentials should not be a "workaround" to diplomas. Districts can still apply to add new credentials if they meet employer-demand and wage standards, keeping the list "clean.
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Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate – WTOP News
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. High schools nationally are increasingly encouraging students, especially those who don’t plan on going to college,...
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Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere.
·New York, United States
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