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The more we spend in California on government education, the worse it gets.
"The national high school graduation rate of 68.8 percent in 2007 was 3.1 percentage points higher than in 1997. As a country, that means far too many students are still slipping through the cracks - but at least we're making small steps in the right direction.
An exception is California.
According to Education Week's new "Diplomas Count" study, California was an exception to even this small improvement - during the years 1997 to 2007 (the soonest year for which data are available), California's high school graduation rate actually declined by a whopping 4.7 percentage points, the second worst in the nation."
LAUSD has a 50% drop out rate. Isn't it time to give educational opportunities to students, instead of holding them hostage?
California is a failed State--education leads the way.
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"The national high school graduation rate of 68.8 percent in 2007 was 3.1 percentage points higher than in 1997. As a country, that means far too many students are still slipping through the cracks - but at least we're making small steps in the right direction.
An exception is California.
According to Education Week's new "Diplomas Count" study, California was an exception to even this small improvement - during the years 1997 to 2007 (the soonest year for which data are available), California's high school graduation rate actually declined by a whopping 4.7 percentage points, the second worst in the nation."
LAUSD has a 50% drop out rate. Isn't it time to give educational opportunities to students, instead of holding them hostage?
California is a failed State--education leads the way.
More...