<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4">Friends:</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4">California recently decided to enhance a student's high school graduation diploma with an official state seal to recognize graduates who meet requirements for completed AP coursework. The thinking is that accented diplomas possibly can help graduates with financial rewards, or at least give them a slight competitive edge. Details are here:</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><a href="http://edsource.org/2019/california-students-could-soon-get-a-seal-of-stem-on-their-diplomas/617379">edsource.org/2019/california-students-could-soon-get-a-seal-of-stem-on-their-diplomas/617379</a></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB28">https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB28</a></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4">I wonder if a similar change could help Ohio graduates, too, especially as funding for education has been worsening in the last three years.</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4">Sincerely, <br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="4">Nancy Jamison</font></span><br></div><div><br></div></div>