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Graduation rates can be raised to nearly whatever ratio is politically desirable, simply by easing requirements. https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-high-s
by everybodyknows 1y ago
Graduation rates can be raised to nearly whatever ratio is politically desirable, simply by easing requirements.
https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-high-school-graduation-requirements-2023/ https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-high-school-graduati...
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoNot disputed. But what's not disputed is they haven't done that. They are still in the lowest decile in terms of graduation rates.
- rayiner 1y agoI don’t understand what you’re getting at. Texas does well on nationally standardized tests. Whose to say their graduation standards are too high, rather than other states’ being too lax?
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoTexas is in the lowest decile with regards to graduation rates. That is my point.
- rayiner 1y agoNo, your point was that Texas “is not a paragon of educational achievement.” Please explain how your citation of graduation rates supports that conclusion when you’re not disputing that Texas does better than most other states in test scores.
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoYou're going to tell me what my point was? Dude. Take a break and chill for a bit.
- rayiner 1y agoI’m literally quoting your post.
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoRead my post again.
- rayiner 1y ago“Texas is in the lowest decile in terms of high school graduation rates and the lower half of post-secondary educational attainment. It is not a paragon of educational achievement.” You’re saying “educational achievement” is measured by graduation rates, not test scores.
- ThrowMeAway1618 1y ago>Texas does well on nationally standardized tests. Except for fourth graders in math last year, they do not[0]. [0] https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile/overview/TX?sfj=NP&chort=1&sub=RED&sj=TX&st=AB&year=2013R3&cti=PgTab_OT https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile/over...
- rayiner 1y agoFor 4th grade math, Texas is in the top 4 for each racial group as well as english learners and low-income students: https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/annual-reports/tea-annual-report-2024-national-comparison.pdf https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/annual-r...
- ThrowMeAway1618 1y agoAnd fuck the 8th graders, eh? And it's too late for those worthless 12th graders too eh? They're better off in prison anyway, huh? Gotta keep those prison and prison adjacent services stocks doing well...number go up, yeh bossman!
- rayiner 1y agoYou said 4th grade math above. But Texas is above average for 8th grade math too?