Mississippi proposes selfspaced, online curriculum

A Mississippi superintendent found a new $20 million proposal that will offer seven new career paths for high school students. Also some online courses that will help the high schoolers get prepared. The plan is called Redisigning Education for the 21st Century Workforce in Mississippi. This proposal is a vision for the future for Mississippi's middle and high school students. The state wants the kids to pick classes that go with their future career. And for the kids that wanna graduate ealry or that are behind can take online courses that would get them ready to. They have made this proposal because they wanna make a less drop out rate for the students and keep them on the right path for the future. The superintendent says that the curriculum is default and it is more on a college level than a high school/middle school level. The superintendent hopes that proposal will help students like these recognize they have a wider array of options beyond dropping out of school. The program will let the kids move at their own pace and will also receive support through on-site instructors.