Apprenticeships have long been popular in Europe, but workforce-oriented high school training is nearly as common in【M1】______ U.S. schools. One reason is that such programs sound dangerously similar to track—sorting students by ability level, a practice【M2】______ repeatedly rejected in U.S. culture, by which the dominant【M3】______ philosophy is that all students should have opportunity to meet their full potential. If high schools were to advise students that some education beyond high school is not necessary for everyone, 'theres little bit【M4】______ of a concern that... we re saying a lesser goal is OK for the populations of students who have been historically least well-served by high education,' says Jane Wellman, executive【M5】______ director of Delta Project, which studies higher education spending. In recent years, male college-going and completion rates have raised concerns. But those least well-serving historically are【M6】______ low-income and underrepresented majority students, who are less【M7】______ likely than their peels to pursue two- and four-year degrees, and【M8】______ most at risk of not completing college if they do enroll. Some evidence suggest, though, that students already are being【M9】______ held to different standards. A recent national survey of high school teachers by ACT Inc., the educational testing company, found 71% agreed 'completely' or 'a great deal' that high school graduates need the same set of skills and knowledge if they plan to go to【M10】______ college or enter the workforce, yet 42% said teachers reduce academic expectations for students they perceive as not being college-bound. 【M1】