Post by robeiae on Feb 13, 2019 16:41:32 GMT -5
I love the term, graduation inflation, because it's just so apt.
The story: www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2019/02/13/graduation_inflation_is_harming_students_110315.html
From it:
What. The. Fuck. That is a massive failure by the DC Public Schools--and other districts who are playing the same game--that does such a disservice to the students in the district, I'm literally shaking with anger.
Apparently, the district addressing some of this (obviously, to a limited extent) and that impacted the 2018 graduation rates, which--unsurprisingly--dropped: wamu.org/story/18/11/12/dcps-reports-a-drop-in-graduation-rates-with-students-of-color-most-affected/
The story: www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2019/02/13/graduation_inflation_is_harming_students_110315.html
From it:
Last month, the Department of Education released data showing that, yet again, American high school graduation rates have increased. This sparked a wave of celebratory press coverage across the country. But US News issued a note of caution: “Graduation Rate Up, But Not Enough.” In it, education reform advocates lament that the graduation rate didn’t rise faster.
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First, few who are paying close attention believe that rising graduation rates represent genuine academic progress. Test scores are stagnant or declining, so how are graduation rates up?
In some districts, the answer is outright fraud. In the District of Columbia, an audit revealed that half of students who missed half their senior year graduated anyway. Discounting students who graduated courtesy of explicit policy violations, the 2017 graduate rate would have dropped from 73 to 48 percent, exactly where it was before DC Public Schools became nationally famous for its meteoric (and fake) graduation rate increase. Credible allegations of similar fraud have emerged in major districts across the country.
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First, few who are paying close attention believe that rising graduation rates represent genuine academic progress. Test scores are stagnant or declining, so how are graduation rates up?
In some districts, the answer is outright fraud. In the District of Columbia, an audit revealed that half of students who missed half their senior year graduated anyway. Discounting students who graduated courtesy of explicit policy violations, the 2017 graduate rate would have dropped from 73 to 48 percent, exactly where it was before DC Public Schools became nationally famous for its meteoric (and fake) graduation rate increase. Credible allegations of similar fraud have emerged in major districts across the country.
Apparently, the district addressing some of this (obviously, to a limited extent) and that impacted the 2018 graduation rates, which--unsurprisingly--dropped: wamu.org/story/18/11/12/dcps-reports-a-drop-in-graduation-rates-with-students-of-color-most-affected/