55 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 41 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Best Web OpEds    H3'ed 6/13/15

LAUSD RELAXES GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS- FAIRNESS OR MORE PREMEDITATED FRAUD? ; by Lenny Isenberg. Perdaily.com

Quicklink Submitted By   2 comments, 5 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)

Copyrighted Image? DMCA
Rather than address its longstanding failure to educate students in a timely age-sensitive manner, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has voted to further degrade the value of a high school diploma by letting students pass an A-G college requirement course with a "D"... continuing for generations to socially promotion students, whether or not they have objectively met a course's standards. Now, when they take these higher skills A-G college prep courses, too many do not have the underlying basic language and math skills necessary to do passing work.The victory of form over content that the LAUSD Board seem to be masters of not only jeopardizes the students and teachers in their trust, it threatens the very future of this country as anything that even remotely resembles a democracy of, by, and for the people.
Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.perdaily.com
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Related Topic(s): Social Promotion, Add Tags
Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 24 Articles in "Learning& WITT what it takes to teach"

Other Series: View All 344 Articles in "our society changes for the worse"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend