Can Changes to NCLB Make Students "College and Career Ready"?

President Obama's recent announcement that he wants changes made to NCLB so that students are prepared for college and a career after high school has raised some questions among educators. Many critics wonder how this preparedness can be accurately measured and want to know what tools educators will have at their disposal to try to determine student readiness.

The proposed changes call for common standards with an emphasis on students' cognitive skills, a move which has seen support from educators and could help students become "ready" for life after high school. Other education professionals worry that the changes will not fix the system and that the proposals are too broad and sweeping to have a significant effect.

Is it possible to determine if a student is "college and career ready"? Will these changes improve America's education system?