HIGH SCHOOLS AS CRUCIBLES OF COLLEGE PREP: WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

<p>A departing co-editor's thoughts turn to one thing in particular: the increasing pressure exerted on high schools to ensure adequate preparation for college (and thereby eliminate the need for remediation), pressure exerted above all in the form of state-mandated tests. Hopes of coping with such pressure rest on understanding whence it comes, but also on collaborative ventures between colleges and high schools that are true partnerships, transcending a fixation on state mandates and quick fixes.</p>