Simon Wants High Schools To Require More Math
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon wants to require high school students to take more math classes.
Simon learned there was a problem while touring all the state's community colleges. She found only half of the students were ready for college level math.
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Simon says three years of math are required to graduate from Illinois high schools and many seniors take advantage.
"A year's math vacation is not a good way to stay up on your skills," she says. "One of the things we can do is do a better job of providing information, and look at whether we want to require that fourth year of math."
Simon says the state's high schools must do a better job to prepare or train their students before graduating. For example, she says trigonometry is required in manufacturing jobs, yet is not required in high school.
