News Brief

03/13/13

Governor's ACE Awards Given to 188 School Districts

Frederick Press-Leader (OK) (03/13/2013)

In Oklahoma, 188 school districts received the Governor's ACE Award, recognizing those in which 100 percent of seniors in the Class of 2012 completed all graduation requirements. Beginning with the Class of 2012, the Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE) initiative requires high school seniors to prove proficiency on four of seven end-of-instruction exams prior to graduation. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi said, "I am very proud of this achievement by so many of our school districts. The educators in these schools, the students and the parents worked hard to achieve proficiency on core end-of-instruction exams. This bipartisan reform has ensured this hard work will be rewarded with students better prepared for the rigors of college, careers, and life."

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