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October 26, 2006
46th place
The Census Bureau recently released data regarding high school graduation rates. The report showed the percentage of highs school graduates among those aged 25 or older.
The results showed that California had a higher rate than Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Unfortunately, it showed that we have a lower rate (in some cases, much lower) than the other 46 states.
The world is changing and more than ever, the counties and states that will succeed will do so based on an educated population. California continues to pay little more than lip
service to this inevitability. Our schools are saddled with antiquated teaching methods, an aging infrastructure, bloated administrations, a lack of accountability and are under funded.
Partisan politics continues to fight to a draw and the losers are – everyone. If we stay the course - maybe, just maybe, we can all pull together and leap over Alabama into 45th place!
Comments
The porblem is we continue to try and find ways to allow kids into our colleges who have not earned thier way, rather than focusing on the problem - which is giving them the opportunity to earn their way. This will be done through a reinvigorated public school system, not through feel good programs.
Posted by: Scott Harris at October 29, 2006 05:52 PM
Could this have something to do with low college-going rates among some subpopulations? If so, I don't think UC's efforts to modify their admissions criteria is going to result in many gains in this area.
Posted by: Steve at October 29, 2006 11:44 AM