Gothamist: NYC High Schoolers Among Slowest to Graduate

Politburo

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:24:09 -0500

Many states require students to pass proficiency tests (NCLB mandates testing, but doesn't require that students pass tests to graduate).

nivek

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:02:31 -0500

#5 People need to change their habits...if you stuff all your kids into charter schools, and don't change how shitty you are as parents, then they're going to do relatively as badly, depending on how high the standards are.

nivek

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:25:55 -0500

The Regents are RIDICULOUSLY easy. You have to be truly stupid, or just selectively ignorant to fail them. Florida has state required exams too, but they're just as simple.

poopmast

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:15:09 -0500

But regents exams are easy.

Think twice

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:59:38 -0500

Our taxes pay for this crap. I seriously hope the state and federal government kill the public school system and just give out vouchers.

scott10130

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:42:36 -0500

I think that one of the causes of the slow graduation rates in NYC are the Regents Exams which are not a high school graduation requirement in any other state.

Snoopy

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:17:23 -0500

I'm calling Al Sharpton.

Jen Chung

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:35:58 -0500

Columbia students, ask Joel Klein about this.

nivek

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:11:04 -0500

Not to mention we have lower standards now! Oops!!!