Something to add to this. This month the California Department of Education eliminated the test requirements for 8th grade algebra because 80% of the Blacks and Hispanics were failing it. Sad part about that is they will be even less prepared for it in the 9th grade which is required. Califorina is joining most of the other states in adopting the Common Core Standards, which are just another way of lowering the bar but pretending they are doing something.
Also, California is doing what all "good" liberals do, taking school money from areas that pay higher taxes and giving to areas considered "economically deprived." They have labled many of the schools in California "Program Improvement" and of course those are the schools receiving huge funding but are still failing. Money to a liberal is always to be thrown at a losing situation.
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02-14-2013, 12:49 PM
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