[bgill]

“[They said]’Just give him a D,’ because they were trying to get him out of there and they knew he wouldn’t do the make-up packet,”

Yep, right there’s the reason. They didn’t want to deal with problem students another year so they graduated them out.

[Jonty30]

So, how did they do it?

[EinNYC]

” “ “ NYC schools.

[dr_lew]

Just wow. Where does this put us? ...

[PhiloBedo]

“The soft bigotry of low expectations.”

[AZLiberty]

Black Culture Matters.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The Gentle Giant — Gaudeamus Igitur …

[Fido969]

Originally touted by NPR as a public school success story:

https://wamu.org/story/17/06/29/every-senior-at-this-struggling-high-school-was-accepted-to-college/

[DuncanWaring]

Any bets on how many of the 164 “graduates” will have 4-year degrees five years from now?

I’m guessing 1-10 ... at most.

[hal ogen]

Administrators, “educators” and students all lied “for the children”. What a pathetic joke.

[Vic S]

Hate to be a downer, but these days, simply ‘getting into’ college isn’t necessarily an accomplishment. Graduating with a marketable skill is though.

[nopardons]

How did these kids get accepted into ANY college?

And yes, I read the entire article.

[A_perfect_lady]

Just 2 hours ago I was sitting in a faculty meeting, and one of the issues was “how many of our kids are failing.” Our administration is at least honest enough to admit that kids who don’t come in and don’t do the work can’t pass, but there is still tremendous pressure on us. And right now, 50% of our kids have multiple D or F grades on their report cards.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And people wonder why a high school diploma doesn’t mean anything. SMH

[fungoking]

This happens in majority white schools too. Our local middle school hasn't held a student back in years. Pass them on, don't want them with younger students.
Special ed students turn in test with their essay answers word for word the same. Test taken with their “resource” staffer. High schools send kids to alternative schools or let simple online work substitute for real classes. To keep dropouts from making their graduation rates look bad, they mark them as withdrawing to be homeschooled.

[freedom1st]

The so called colleges that accepted these high schoolers are frauds. How much in student loans did these graduates receive that went to pay tuition at these colleges?

[Jeff Chandler]

“I felt at a point around getting toward winter, I ain’t have be there no more,” she said. “I felt like I graduated at that point.”

Yup.

[aquila48]

And how did they do in college. Did the get social promotions there too?

[Amendment10]

Thank you for referencing that article BackRoads775. Please note that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.

As a side note to this thread concerning colleges, patriots please consider the following.

In the context of the referenced article, colleges are regarded as “institutions of higher learning,” a reward for continued self-betterment.

On the other hand, in these troubled times, colleges are better regarded as indoctrination centers, many colleges graduating thousands of entitlement-minded “Peter Pans” every year.

[Socon-Econ]

The Trump administrstion needs to make a BIG issue of this.