HomeschoolrsRUs
04-04-2005, 11:45 PM
We need to open the education marketplace
http://www.townhall.com/graphics1/columnists/sparker.gifStar Parker April 5, 2005
According to a study recently released by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, high-school graduation rates in California are almost 20 percent less than those officially reported by the California Department of Education.
While the state data show 87 percent of high-school students graduating in 2002, the Harvard study says the graduation rate was 71 percent.
More shocking is the snapshot the study provides of minority graduation rates. Statewide, 57 percent of blacks and 60 percent of Latinos graduate from high school. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, 39 percent of Latinos and 47 percent of blacks graduate.
The California Department of Education does not appear to be challenging the data that Harvard is reporting. The state's data seem to ignore the fact that many kids simply drop out of school, generally between the ninth and 10th grades. These dropouts often get conveniently reported by schools simply as transfers.
The rest of this story found here: Star Parker: We need to open the education marketplace (http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StarParker/sp20050405.shtml)
http://www.townhall.com/graphics1/columnists/sparker.gifStar Parker April 5, 2005
According to a study recently released by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, high-school graduation rates in California are almost 20 percent less than those officially reported by the California Department of Education.
While the state data show 87 percent of high-school students graduating in 2002, the Harvard study says the graduation rate was 71 percent.
More shocking is the snapshot the study provides of minority graduation rates. Statewide, 57 percent of blacks and 60 percent of Latinos graduate from high school. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, 39 percent of Latinos and 47 percent of blacks graduate.
The California Department of Education does not appear to be challenging the data that Harvard is reporting. The state's data seem to ignore the fact that many kids simply drop out of school, generally between the ninth and 10th grades. These dropouts often get conveniently reported by schools simply as transfers.
The rest of this story found here: Star Parker: We need to open the education marketplace (http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StarParker/sp20050405.shtml)