Wasn't the lottery
supposed to fix our education system?
The Tulsa World reported earlier this week:
Tulsa has been ranked the 12th-worst among the country's 50 largest cities in the disparity of graduation rates between its inner-city school district and suburban counterparts...[and] Oklahoma City ranked as the 10th-worst in the graduation rate gap.
The dissatisfaction among education officials, according to the report is over the method used to calculate the drop-out rate, rather than on the fact that we have so many ninth-graders that are unlikely to finish high school.
The Muskogee Phoenix quotes Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, founding chair of America’s Promise Alliance, an organization dedicated to preparing students for college and the work force:
When more than 1 million students a year drop out of high school, it’s more than a problem, it’s a catastrophe.
Labels: Brad Henry, Education
Posted at 4/04/2008 07:18:00 AM
