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ProgressiveProfessor

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2. Some do, many don't

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 01:29 PM

Jan 2013

There are serious systemic issues that the good people in the system fight daily. The results are mixed at best.

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Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 OP

Seriously? Of course public education sucks. Flashmann Jan 2013 #1

Some do, many don't ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #2

Test scores are up, graduation rates are up, dropout rates are down. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #3

That's the fun thing about being a stats wonk Recursion Jan 2013 #5

Not all schools are showing that improvement ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #6

And are those significant? Igel Jan 2013 #10

Some do. Overall they're better than they've ever been Recursion Jan 2013 #4

Public education reflects the public. LWolf Jan 2013 #7

This proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #9

Some administrators where I work want the same kind of grading policy. Igel Jan 2013 #11

Schools in the U.S. are locally controlled Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #8

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