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When people complain about high school diplomas not being worth anything in the job market, this is part of the reason why. It doesn't indicate even a basic lev
by MattGaiser 6y ago
When people complain about high school diplomas not being worth anything in the job market, this is part of the reason why. It doesn't indicate even a basic level of skill.
- monocasa 6y agoHow does a school with such a low graduation rate prove that they give out high school diplomas to nearly anyone?
- MattGaiser 6y ago> 4-Year Graduation Rate (Class of 2019) - 48% 48% graduate from this school. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/fast-facts-augusta-fells-savage-institute-of-visual-arts-in-baltimore https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/fast-facts-augusta-fells...
- monocasa 6y agoI'm still not seeing how an abysmal graduation rate is a sign that they give degrees out to anyone.
- sbierwagen 6y agoAverage GPA 0.13? Average SAT score 735?
- monocasa 6y agoAnd has been stated, didn't get degrees at that level of performance. The piece we're missing is the actual curve of the student's performance, and I'm betting it's not linear, throwing information from simple averages out of the window. I imagine there's a distinct dropoff between the students who actually show up and get degrees, to the students who don't.
- snicker7 6y agoThe student was nearly average at 0.13 GPA. With a 48% pass rate, the cutoff can't be that much higher than 0.13.
- monocasa 6y agoUnless there's a sharp cliff at the 48% that pass. Which would be expected.
- sbierwagen 6y agoWould a high school diploma be a useful signal to employers if the GPA required is 0.15 out of 4.00?
- monocasa 6y agoOnce again, the graph here is pretty much guaranteed not to be linear. Literally no one is graduating with an 0.15 out of 4.00. By definition, they failed most of their classes. Just like the subject of he article you're discussing with an 0.13. It's not like he just barely didn't make it; they still consider him to be in the 9th grade.
- rufus_foreman 6y agoHe didn't get a diploma. They sent him back to 9th grade to start over.