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jimbolauski@lemm.ee 1 week agoBush 43 tried having nantional standards and instituted profiency tests with no child left behind. Due to there being consequences for poorly performing schools and teachers, Obama capitulated to the teachers union and switched to letting the states determine tests and standards. Public school teachers may want what’s best for students but the teachers union does not.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And now we have the insane voucher scheme that will further erode the average educational standards across the country.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 1 week ago
If a public school performs poorly they get more money, if a voucher school performs poorly they get closed. In my area voucher schools perform better than public schools and cost half as much.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Affluent white area by any chance?
And those religious “schools” that don’t have to confirm to standards. Sure they are churning out real productive, fully functioning adults.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 1 week ago
That’s the one area where public schools outperform private in my area. The less wealthy the neighborhood the more likely private schools do better.
A requirement for accepting state money is standards have to be met. Private highschool graduates have higher ACT scores, higher acceptence rates into college, higher college graduation rates.