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August 21, 2004

Dumb and Dumber

We are at war with Wahabists. Our very first order of business should be to win the war against terror. But the double Johns are more concerned about taking over the management of high schools from local authorities, or so it seems.

From The John Kerry for President web site "Our Plan for America":

Every Young Person Graduates
Today 3 in 10 young people do not finish high school, and half of Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans don't graduate. Kerry-Edwards will keep better track of graduation rates to hold schools accountable for raising them; will offer more tutoring and mentoring to at-risk youth; will make big high schools smaller when they are not working for their students; and will strengthen the high school curriculum so all students can graduate with a meaningful diploma.

People - the federal government should certainly not be meddling with high school curriculum or high school size. That is the job of the local and state school boards.

I have to wonder what makes them think that the size of the High School itself would have any relationship with the success of the individual student.

The only way that anyone can guarantee that 100 percent of high school students make it to graduation is to force all 17 and 18 year old kids to stay in school - and I don't think you can do that to the 18 year olds.

Posted by Beth at August 21, 2004 2:07 PM

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Posted by: Calliope at August 21, 2004 2:25 PM

Posted by: Beth Donovan at August 21, 2004 2:35 PM