The American Federation of Teachers today announced the release of a publication, Hard Work Pays , that provides middle-school students with information about what they need to do in high school to turn their aspirations for college or a good job into reality.
All children have aspirations.
Hard Work Pays takes the bewilderment out of the process. Regardless of their socioeconomic status, students taking more rigorous courses score higher on the SAT and ACT college entrance tests. Math and science courses are particularly important. Barbara Bullock, president of the Washington Teachers Union, announced that every eighth-grade student in the DC public schools would receive a copy of Hard Work Pays . Hard Work Pays will help our students set the right course, and it will help parents work as partners with us in pushing their children toward challenging courses and the benefits they reap.