SAME OLD SCHOOL, VERY NEW LEARNING MODELS

Around the world, students are heads down—in schools, colleges and universities.

Singular path evolves to multiple choice

For many in the United States, education was once a lock-step march from primary to secondary school, on to college or university, and finally into the workforce. But the statistics today tell a different story:

• One third of high school freshmen will not graduate on time¹
• The U.S. ranks 13th out of 35 countries in terms of high school completion²

In higher education, less than 20% of students will graduate with:

• An associate's degree within three years or
• A bachelor's degree within six years³

A vast majority of students—some 82%—is choosing alternate education routes such as online classes, informal GED programs and virtual schools for their vocational preparation.

How do you quantify an education landscape that is becoming more complex and fragmented at a time when the demand for skilled graduates is growing?

^{1,3 "American Higher Education: How Does It Measure Up for the 21st Century?", The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Milken Institute (May 2006)}

^{2 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, "Education-at-a-Glance", 2007}