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Many states center their reform initiatives on readiness at the early childhood level and at the end of compulsory education, to ensure that students begin and leave school with the skills they need. The tables in this section present data on early childhood education reform efforts, statewide high school graduation policies and assessments, as well as kindergarten, college, and work readiness policies. Additional national information on early childhood education and school readiness is available from the NCES Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and National Household Education Survey.
Data Tables
| Table 5.1 | Compulsory school attendance laws and exemptions, by state: 2005 |
| Table 5.2 | Early childhood education standards, school readiness definitions, assessments, expectations, and programs for children not meeting expectations, by state: 2007–08 |
| Table 5.3 | Kindergarten requirements, by state: 2006 |
| Table 5.4 | Types of promotion and graduation practices based on statewide exit and end-of-course exams, by state: 2005–06 |
| Table 5.5 | State high school exit exams, by exam characteristics and state: 2007–08 |
| Table 5.6 | State policies for helping students pass exit exam, by state: 2005–06 |
| Table 5.7 | State course credit requirements for high school graduation, by state: 2006 |
| Table 5.8 | Alternative paths to graduation for students with disabilities, by state: 2007 |
| Table 5.9 | State high school policies for college and work readiness, by state: 2008 |
| Table 5.10 | Report cards provided by the state, student-performance data included in report cards, graduation or dropout rates included in high school report cards, and the presence of student identification systems, by state: 2005–06 |
