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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:35 am Post subject: Texas Educational System
This article explains a lot. The sheer stupidity of the people, the type of president we have, etc.
One in ten public high schools in the United States is a "dropout factory" and Texas has its share of failing schools, according to a recent study.
A "dropout factory" is a high school where no more than 60 percent of students who start as freshmen make it to senior year, says John Hopkins University education researcher Bob Balfanz.
There are about 1,700 high schools nationwide that fit that description, according to the study which was conducted by the university for the Associated Press.
The highest concentrations of dropout factories are found in big cities or impoverished rural areas in the South and Southwest.
Another shining example of the success of the "No child Left Behind"? _________________ Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Bush made a mess in Texas. Why voters thought he could run a bigger government is beyond me. _________________ To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:32 am Post subject:
Go further back--is not he a product of the Texas ed. system? _________________ Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
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