Meanwhile, we've got an 85 percent retention rate. To read more about the use of school records in hiring in Delaware, see our program examples. Teachers and education leaders around the country strongly support business-led initiatives to request students' school records. By asking for students' high school transcripts, employers help teachers convince students of the value of studying and learning. They need leverage.
Kids come into classes and the only motivation they have for performing well is to get into college.
It's the most powerful way they can back us up when we tell students that, yes, they need to study, and that yes, school counts. At the national level, American Federation of Teachers President Al Shanker has endorsed employer-led efforts to use transcripts in hiring. We don't have stakes for students now in our schools, and it's one of our biggest obstacles in getting students to do challenging work. See the Educators' Perspective section for more on this topic. Announce your intention to request student records as part of your hiring process so that students, parents and teachers know that from now on, academics count.