State school board to vote on new high school graduation requirements

A vote from the Alabama State Department of Education could change high school graduation requirements.

On Thursday, the board will decide whether to add career readiness benchmarks all students must meet.

“Right now, about 75% of our students are graduating college and career-ready,” said Jay Love with the Alabama Business Education Alliance. “We refer to our students as scholars here in Selma,” said William Powell, the secondary education director of Selma City Schools.“We’re looking to even go even higher during this next enrollment session,” he said.

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