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Possible Florida Solution For Graduation 'bottleneck': Diploma Lite

Choose Your Own Adventure: Career, Industry, Or Scholar
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Graduates listen as President Barack Obama speaks about his upbringing during the commencement speech at the Miami Dade College North and West Campus graduation, Friday, April 29, 2011, at the James L. Knight International Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

What if high school were less like an assembly line and more like a Choose Your Own Adventure novel?

State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would let students pick from three different diploma designations, each with its own set of graduation requirements. One would be designed for students planning to go directly into the workforce. College-bound teenagers would have their own pathway, as would high-achievers with post-graduate studies in mind.

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