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My comment was born out of frustration at the depth of the problem in our schools. Let's look at the facts: the Nation's Report Card (the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP) shows that only one in six African-Americans and one in five Hispanics are proficient in reading by the time they are high school seniors. NAEP math scores are even worse: Only 3 percent of Blacks and 4 percent of Hispanics are testing at the "proficient" level. No wonder a recent study claimed a high school diploma has become nothing more than a "certificate of attendance."
Is our system as a whole preparing the next generation of workers for the global economy? As Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan noted recently, "We need to be forward-looking in order to adapt our educational system to the evolving needs of the economy and the realities of our changing society...It is an effort that should not be postponed." That's why I am so passionate about making these historic reforms and drawing attention to the issue."See the full content of this document
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Commentary; Focus On the Children
(Part one of a two-part series)
Education should be about children, not partisan politics. Yet, sadly, there has been a lot of political posturing on this issue lat...See the full content of this document
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