Posted on 09/04/2022 9:33:08 AM PDT by simpson96
In Cook County, 89.2 percent of black third grade students failed the 2021 state English exam.
This means 89.2 percent of black third graders are not proficient in English, which is considered a core skill for later success in life. These students struggle with understanding what they’ve read, recounting stories, and learning from illustrations like pictures of maps, according to the standards set by the state.
Numerous counties saw all black third grade students fail to reach an acceptable proficiency level in English. Counties include: Alexander, Marion, McDonough, Pulaski, Jefferson, Henry, and Randolph County.
Illinois report card data showed there were dramatic declines in academic achievement since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
However, a Wirepoints investigation found the Illinois school system prioritizes social promotion of black students over their literacy.
“'Social promotion' – pushing kids into the next grade regardless of ability – leaves unsuspecting Illinois parents believing their kids are being educated simply because they're advancing,” wrote report authors Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner. “Social promotion in Illinois continues into high school. That’s when district officials tell parents what they want to hear – that their children have what they need to graduate.”
Wirepoints also cited “racial equity” programs that blame low black student scores on racism, calling schools “more obsessed with vague outcomes like equity and diversity than merit and competence.”
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I am guessing the math and history scores are very bad as well.
Unconscionable what the left has done to education in the cities. Yet they show zero concern. It gets worse year after year, decade after decade, and they do absolutely nothing to change it.
Some of them won’t be living long enough for it to matter. It’s unfortunate, though.
Oops...wrong Lord. Lord of the Flies. Lol
17 years of education...
At least he beat Blutarsky.
Definitely not Lord of the Rings. LOL. I saw the film “Lord of the Flies” as a youth, and I found it quite disturbing. I would like to think that in a society based on Judeo-Christian values, this kind of thing would not happen.
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