Often, parent attitudes are perceived as barriers to community-based education or career development. This point of view may reflect concerns voiced by parents who feel that by looking at jobs, job training, and community involvement, schools are giving up on their kids academically. Fewer students will be college-bound and academic achievement will drop. Students will be tracked into specific jobs.
Future employment requires high levels of academic knowledge and specialized skills.
The cost of public education will go up. States determine the credential that is going to be awarded. Skill certificates have been used for years by community colleges and receive acceptance throughout the nation. If a local partnership does decide to use these tools, the skill certificate will enhance, not replace, the diploma, since school to work is based on a solid foundation of high academic achievement. One of the greatest barriers is the belief that students with disabilities are served by separate programs.