Students are doing better in elementary and middle school, but key indicators show little progress among high school and college students, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said."We've got a long way to go," Ms. Spellings said in an interview with the Associated Press.
She cited a few of what she called leading indicators to make her point. Ms. Spellings is expected to present the figures at an education conference sponsored by the Aspen Institute, a think tank.
Children in elementary and middle school have made progress because that has been the focurs, Ms. Spellings said.
Ms. Spellings called for the same types of accountability, like more help services for students trying to obtain a bachelor degree, and student loan aid, whose numbers have largely stayed flat.
Wall Street Journal; September 12, 2008
