College Readiness News Roundup

THE UNPREPARED NATION: College Readiness Today Many of today's high school students are graduating without the skills or knowledge necessary to succeed in college. As a result, many require remediation or drop out of college. We explore how unprepared U.S. students really are, and discuss the implications. Dropout Nation- Nationwide, only 56 percent of students who begin postsecondary education receive a degree within six years. Here's how it breaks down by state. (Graduation Rate) 20% - 29% 30% - 39% 40% - 49% 50%- 59% 60-% 63% Washington 57% Maine 45% 47% North Dakota Montana 57% Oregon 60% Minnesota 42% Idaho 58% 59% 45% 55% Michigan Wisconsin New York South Dakota 55% Wyoming 66% Pennsylvania 63% 55% 36% Nevada lowa 55% Ohio 44% West Virginia Virginia Nebraska 64% vermont 61% New Hampshire 69% Massachusetts 66% Rhode Island 52% 59% 56% Illinois Indiana 53% 63% Utah 64% California Colorado 53% 56% 48% Kentucky 52% Kansas Missouri 59% North Carolina 66% Connecticut 63% New Jersey 60% Delaware 64% Maryland 44% Oklahoma Tennessee 54% 58% South Carolina 48% Georgia 39% 41% Arizona New Mexico Arkansas 47% 52% Alabama Mississippi 41% 49% Техas Louisiana 47% Florida 27% Alaska 42% Rate is the percentage of first-time undergraduate degree-seeking students earning any formal award (certificate, associate, bachelor's degree) within six years at degree-granting institutions as of 2009. Hawaii