Student Research
Curriculum Reform in American Public High Schools and Its Impact on Minority Students
Reviewed By Jayesh D'Souza
Volume 7 - Issue 2
Apr 30, 2009 - 9:32:23 AM

The objective of this study is to outline the problems with the present American high school curriculum, examine its impact on falling graduation rates, increasing achievement gaps and rising number of students that require remediation especially among minority students. The paper adopted Ralph W. Tyler’s principles of curriculum-building as a framework in an attempt to provide recommendations on how a revised curriculum could alter these negative statistics. A review of the literature revealed that making mandatory college and career preparatory curricula could go a long way in revitalizing American high school education especially among minority students.