The new requirements put more emphasis on workforce development and real world experience for students who may not want to go to college.
According to the Department of Education, the new diplomas would match Indiana's graduation pathways and the five benchmarks for anRight now, Indiana high schoolers can pursue a number of different diplomas including general, Core 40, academic honors or technical honors options. There are also International Baccalaureate diplomas at certain schools. the Indiana GPS Diploma plus
In 11th and 12th grade, students would have much more flexibility to personalize their educations. There are formulas based on"points" that students would need to earnThe GPS Diploma has fewer requirements in math and social studies than the current Core 40 diploma.