Many schools haven't answered the fundamental question: What must our students know by 12th grade? One increasingly influential education non-profit makes a point of addressing that question by talking extensively to colleges and businesses. Washington, D.C.-based Achieve Inc. then partners with states--22 so far--to help realign their high school curricula to what industry and university leaders say students need to know. Makes sense. Gov. Rod Blagojevich should make Illinois the 23rd state to sign onto this movement. It would be an important step in showing Illinois is serious about high school reform.

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