This was my dumb request in response to another. Read below.
NEWS: Group Wants Congress to Close Achievement Gap for Black StudentsThe Campaign for High School Equity, a national coalition of civil rights organizations focused on high school reform, is looking to Congress during Black History Month to take the action necessary to close the achievement gap for African American students.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 53 percent of black students graduate from high school each school year compared with an average of more than 70 percent of all students nationwide. Among the challenges to black student achievement, two out of every five black students attend drop-out factories — high schools where no more than 60 percent of the entering freshman class makes it to their senior year three years later.
“As a community, African Americans cannot stand by ignoring the devastating impact of ineffective education policies that cause too many of our high schools to fail in providing high-quality education to our country’s future workforce and our next generation of business and political leaders,” said Michael Wotorson, executive director of CHSE. “We need to hold our new president and Congress responsible for ensuring that all students are prepared for college and the 21st century workplace by enacting policies that hold schools accountable for student success.” (more…)
If congress had the power to improve the grades of high school students, it wouldn’t. Why? Because keeping folks angry about drop out rates translates into another term for most of these politicians. It’s a sick cycle, but that is how the game is played.
Just out of curiosity, did any of the members of CHSE require an act of congress to help them get through school?
