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25% of 10th-graders get held-back notice
Seattle Post Intelligencer ^
| February 14, 2006
| JESSICA BLANCHARD
Posted on 02/14/2006 11:45:18 AM PST by george76
827 Seattle students informed they will be freshmen again...
Nearly one in four Seattle Public Schools sophomores is missing required credits and has been reclassified as a freshman, potentially delaying graduation.
The move, effective this semester, was part of a package of changes the district announced in October to help better prepare high school students to pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning and graduate.
Under district policy, high school students have to complete five credits a year to advance to the next grade.
At some schools, the rate was far higher than one in four students.
At Rainier Beach and Cleveland high schools, for example, more than 40 percent of the sophomores were reclassified as freshmen.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.nwsource.com ...
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:45:20 AM PST
by
george76
To: george76; Born Conservative; sionnsar
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:47:29 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:48:20 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Libs: Celebrate MY diversity! | Iran Azadi 2006 | Is it March yet?)
To: george76
They obviously need more money.
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:49:28 AM PST
by
tfecw
(It's for the children)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: george76
If they issued the kids regular report cards they would know this was coming...Hey...Wait a minute...
To: george76
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:51:43 AM PST
by
Flavius Josephus
(Enemy Idealogies: Pacifism, Liberalism, and Feminism, Islamic Supremacism)
To: george76
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:51:45 AM PST
by
trubluolyguy
(Where did they get those ref's, the WWE?)
To: george76
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:52:37 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(President Bush is a Texas jackass when it comes to Border security .)
To: Flavius Josephus
That is an increptible stastic!
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:52:59 AM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: george76
25%?
Holy Mackarel!
Obviously, they need a bigger budget!
< /sarc >
To: dropandgimme20
Not just kids. My wife is astonished that so many middle-aged clerks cannot do simple math in their heads.
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:54:16 AM PST
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: tfecw
They obviously need more money. My first thought as well. Isn't this a case of a conflict of interests? Especially in a day of declining secondary school enrollments in many places?
Schools get federal funding, and state as well, dependent upon how many students they have. While it's clear that the system is defunct for the most part regarding public schools, one has to raise an eyebrow at this action.
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:55:29 AM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: george76
Imperial Federal Government Indoctrination Centers success alert!!!
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:57:16 AM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(America is doomed to be socialist. Way too many people with palms pointed up!)
To: dropandgimme20
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:58:04 AM PST
by
GOPRaleigh
(Liberals - who needs 'em.)
To: george76
It's just a matter of MORE money for education....and condoms dispensers in the hall....and more "diversity training"...more liberal indoctination...And continued tenure for teachers no smarter than their idiotic students.
The monopoly of public education without competition from private schooling and vouchers is the death of this country.
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: RobbyS
Actually, not so surprising. Count how many people cannot tell time unless they have a digital watch? How many kids cannot tie their own shoes because of velcro fasteners on shoes. Shoe polish? What the hell is shoe polish? I wear sneakers all the time. To school, to shootings, to the mall, swimming, dating, playing Xbox.
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posted on
02/14/2006 11:59:59 AM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(America is doomed to be socialist. Way too many people with palms pointed up!)
To: george76
Why do we continue to classify students according to some age group? It's got the be the dopiest way of doing things. Each child is an INDIVIDUAL and thus has different learning needs.
For instance, if that "freshman" can't read a book, they've got bigger problems than just being held back a year.
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posted on
02/14/2006 12:00:30 PM PST
by
D-Chivas
To: george76
Too many text messages, not enough learning.
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posted on
02/14/2006 12:00:46 PM PST
by
Tarpon
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