Re: Politics and the Church
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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Baloney, no kid could graduate from NY HS not being able to read or write. They have to pass 5 Regents exams for the most basic diploma. They may not be graduating similar to a student who gets into Brown or Harvard, but they can read and write and the improvement over 100 years prior is very dramatic.
"Optional" -- yes I agree. Not being able to afford to go to school should not be a filter, simply if you want to or not.
Second the SAT is a very good test at proving someone can read and do algebra.
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SAT scores are now curved to create a moving target in order to compensate for the declining scores every year.
Too many kids are passed along because failing is too expensive.
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