Ohio College Prep Plan Troubles Educators

Term-limited Ohio Gov. Bob Taft hopes to sign into law the Ohio Core Plan before his skanky tenure is over. The plan would require that a college preparatory curriculum be implemented in Ohio high schools consisting of more math, English and science courses.

Completion of the college prep curriculum would then be a prerequisite for acceptance to The Ohio State University and most other four-year, state-funded schools. Fortunately, students who don't complete the college prep coursework will still be able to attend three state schools; Youngstown State University, Shawnee State University in Portsmouth and Central State University in Wilberforce.

Unfortunately, educators are now concerned that students at the three schools not requiring college prep work will be stigmatized and looked upon as dummies.

Interestingly, there seems to be little concern about the fact that students who graduate from Ohio high schools must complete remedial work to acquire sufficient knowledge to succeed in college.