[livius]

Well, that will help...not at all.

I was in NM recently and I know that they they have a great, willing population, but one that is very poor because for many years the Indian reservations (of which there are many) had no income except welfare from the federal government. Now a lot of casino money is flowing back into the tribes, so they actually have decent housing and I think have higher goals.

There are some pueblos that still have Franciscans or other orders, but a lot of the pueblo children elsewhere are just bussed to the local school (it’s not necessarily close, they’re just in that district).

There’s no way the state should lower the standards.

[Redcitizen]

I remember my New Mexico High School class was the first one to graduate under toughened standards in 1990. New Mexico is going backwards.

[SumProVita]

If the standards become any more relaxed...let’s just call it *daycare* instead of school.

[Da Coyote]

There exists nothing so worthless that it cannot be cheapened even more be a progressive.

[bgill]

The excellence vs. general is the standard in most areas. The excellence one looks like the extra math and science classes college bound students need.

However, letting schools set their own passing grades is a bit of an eye brow raiser. Let’s make 25 a passing grade!

[Caipirabob]

Lowering the Bar: New Mexico Proposes Relaxed Standards for High School Grads

Dropping their ABCs in favor of their EBTs...

[Tax-chick]

Maybe it would make sense to eliminate the whole concept of “graduation.” Instead, schools could simply issue a transcript showing the classes the student completed, and his grades. Prospective employers or colleges could have published standards, and the students could tailor their course loads to reach the goals they set for themselves.

[VanDeKoik]

Those kids can have a rewarding career as meth dealers.

I hear there was a recent opening in NM from a guy that decided to call it quits.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This is NOT the NM schools I went to back in the early 1960s! Those schools were good! Artesia, Clayton, Tatum, Carlsbad.

[TigersEye]

They should have a third level of diploma for those who can’t manage to get the “general” diploma. Call it the “Democrat” diploma. Don’t want anyone to feel bad.

[bravo whiskey]

they could save a lot of money and just get rid og high schools. teachers could become freelance neighnorhood tutors for hire.

[Spok]

What this country needs is a “Dumbing Down Czar” to make sure America’s children will all fail equally.

[DoughtyOne]

There you go. Take that general diploma to the university, get affirmative action help, get gifted with a diploma so you can be our next Supreme Court Justice, or another slacker appointee lofted by the Democrats to defeat our Constitution and weaken our nation.

[elpadre]

Striving for excellence is a thing of the past. Mediocrity is now our highest goal.

This downward trend began with the advent of the Department of Education many years ago. Check it out.

Get rid of the DOE and let States take complete control. Then watch results begin to improve.

[vette6387]

Ah yes, New Mexico “home” of the “colonoscopy traffic stop.”

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/justice/new-mexico-search-lawsuit/

[metmom]

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