As high stakes testing takes its toll on more and more students at a younger age, there needs to be more dialogue between secondary educators and adult educators. The 16-21 year olds are young adults but many have adult experiences. We will make greater gains by a joint articulation of the issues. The policy implication is to encourage the development of state and local task forces that bridge the gap and invite both adult and secondary educators to discuss the issues. We cannot write off high schools for failing students when these same students drop out of adult programs with the same frequency.
Strategies used in adult programs can shore up secondary schools and the reverse is also true.
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