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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