We need to change the way high schools are preparing students for college

Maureen Kelleher’s recent piece, Another Reminder That We Can’t Hold Schools Accountable Without Giving Them Support is exactly right, particularly when considering college preparation and college-going.

Today, many of us take for granted that preparing students for college is a goal—if not the goal—of public high schools. Historically, this was not the case. At no time in U.S. history have public schools been designed to prepare all students for college. So, while the goals for our schools have changed, our model has not. We expect schools to deliver new and improved outcomes without adequate data and resources on proven college-readiness milestones, and it shows...