Posted on 02/06/2022 1:09:33 AM PST by lowbridge
More than three quarters of students at one Baltimore high school are reading at an elementary level, with many reading at a kindergarten level.
Fox Baltimore reported that a teacher at Patterson High School, one of the largest high schools in the city, came forward with information showing 77% of students at the schools were found to have an elementary school reading level. Patterson has a 61% graduation rate and a $12 million budget. The teacher has not been identified to protect them from retaliation.
“iReady assessments are given in Baltimore City Schools to help determine at which grade level a student is performing in math and reading. The scores are not made public. If the media requests them, the district will redact most of the results. But Project Baltimore obtained the results for all of the students tested at Patterson High School,” the outlet reported. “In reading, 628 Patterson High School students took the test. Out of those students, 484 of them, or 77%, tested at an elementary school reading level. That includes 71 high school students who were reading at a kindergarten level and 88 students reading at a first-grade level. Another 45 are reading at a second-grade level. Just 12 students tested at Patterson High School, were reading at grade level, which comes out to just 1.9%.”
When Fox asked the teacher how a student with such a low reading school could make it to high school, the teacher said “They’re pushed through.”
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Fox noted that Baltimore City Schools have a “one fail” policy, meaning that students can only fail a grade once before ninth grade. After one fail, the student will be pushed onto the next grade no matter how poorly they have done.
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Most kids I know can read at a third grade level before they start kindergarten. Though they have parents of privilege who have unfair access to kids books at the 99 cent store.
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I work at a place outside the city and all hourly hireS are tested for basic reading and math skills before hiring.
shocking how many fail.
Don't laugh. That's better than their elected representatives.
I am still looking for that successful and thriving black majority, black lead American city.
It is as rare as any successful sub-Saharan African country.
> 77% Of Students At One Baltimore High School Read At Elementary, Kindergarten Level
Stop bragging!
They sure know how to use a cellphone though.
Sounds like things are improving!
Effectively this mean that most of the graduates can’t read the diploma they receive.
7% of students at the schools were found to have an elementary school reading level.
Wow... they’re doing far better than I thought.
About 1852, public school became mandatory in Massachusetts. The kids had abou a 70% illiteracy rate.
Now, we spend 1.3 trillion a year on public education, 13 million at this school alone, and have a 77% illiteracy rate.
Big education has failed, big. The reason…..in my humble opinion, the parents belief in government to do the job and lack of incentive of parents to participate.
You have to wonder what % extends to the teachers?
No problem, the Communist Chinese will find a use for 'em.
Do you think any of these parents care at all about their child’s education?
Bigger question. How many of those kids actually HAVE 2 parents at home.
Do the teachers read at the first grade level?
and I’ll bet the teachers are demanding higher pay.
It used to be a FELONY to falsify Official Government Records, especially if it was done for Personal Gain.
School Records and Transcripts are “Official Government Records”
Well, in reality he attacks Trump, completely ignores the conservatives who got him into office and really, really enjoys all his dictatorial lockdown powers.
Somewhere, I forget, it is called the “soft bigotry of low expectations.”
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