[E. Pluribus Unum]

Haven't heard from Rahmbo for awhile. I wonder what rock he has been hiding under?

[dinodino]

Start by eliminating the Department of Education. Leave education to the States, and the People.

[Lurker]

“Republicans would rather privatize than fix our public education system..”

It’s not fixable.

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[Stosh]

Rahm is thinking about the presidency - given how lame the donkey bench is, that’s not as far-fetched as it might sound. Having done his best to help ruin Chicago, there’s no reason for him not to set his sights on doing the same to the whole country.

But if he’s concerned about education, somebody needs to ask him how we got to this point after spending over a trillion dollars on the Department of Education over its lifetime, particularly since we were first in the world in educational achievement before that department was instituted, and now we’re somewhere between 20th and 30th worldwide in that venue.

[Alberta's Child]

I suspect the average American voter cares very little about the education their children are receiving in public schools.

We have a nation filled with morons because so many parents place no emphasis on achievement or accountability in the lives of their kids.

[Zathras]

Rahm tries to Triangulate.
We ALL know his is a Clinton Minion.
America is done with the Clintons.

[Retain Mike]

This brings to mind the letter I send to Oregon papers and commentators every fall. Fortunately, my grandkids will attend a private Chrisian school through high school. My daughter in law heard from a Bend high school principal that public schools in Oregon should be avoided. So, don't look to this state to lead any effort at reform.

Oregon Eliminates Educational Standards

Annually Oregonians need to be reminded students are no longer required to demonstrate skills in reading, writing, and math. Until 2026, an Oregon high school diploma no longer points to academic achievement, but only participation in a system with undefined parameters. The legislators, school districts, and the governor supporting Senate Bill 744 saw that this “will benefit Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color”.

The state adopted the position held by many 19th century abolitionists. When I read Fredrick Douglass’ autobiographies, one passage always stays with me. After speaking to an abolitionist audience, Douglass considered the evening a great success, because he concluded his talk by believing these people were convinced, he was equally human with them.

He mentioned this as a significant event, because many supporters of black freedom questioned whether these people were fully human. If educators would treat minorities as individuals, programs would allow opportunities for achievement commensurate with those they see for white students.

I remember Dr. Martin Luther King saying, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…..little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”

To me, these men’s understanding of brotherhood and individual value proves more meaningful than perceptions of racial or ethnic inferiority.

Oregon just dropped all graduation standards, failing all of its students in the name of ‘equity’

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/