Table 5.12. Work readiness definitions, states offering high school diplomas with career specialization, and K-12 systems offering pathways to certification, licenses or credits for postsecondary education systems, by state: 2012

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Table 5.12. Work readiness definitions, states offering high school diplomas with career specialization, and K-12 systems offering pathways to certification, licenses or credits for postsecondary education systems, by state: 2012–13

State	K-12 education system has work readiness definition		State offers standard high school diploma with career specialization	K-12 system offers pathway leading to industry-recognized certification or license	K-12 system offers pathway to earn credits to transfer to postsecondary education system

United States¹	38		44	42	48

Alabama	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	Yes		Yes	No	Yes
Arizona	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes

Colorado	Yes		No	No	Yes
Connecticut	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Florida	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes

Georgia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Illinois	Yes		No	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes

Iowa	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Kansas	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kentucky	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Maine	No		Yes	Yes	Yes

Maryland	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes		Yes	No	Yes
Minnesota	Yes		No	No	Yes
Mississippi	In process	²	No	Yes	Yes

Missouri	Yes		No	Yes	Yes
Montana	Yes		No	No	No
Nebraska	Yes		No	No	No
Nevada	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes

New Jersey	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes		Yes	Yes	No

Ohio	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Oregon	Yes		Yes	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	In process	²	Yes	Yes	Yes

South Carolina	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Tennessee	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes

Vermont	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	In process	²	Yes	No	Yes
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. ² The state's K-12 education system is in the process of defining work readiness. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2013: Code of Conduct, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2013. Data Source.

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