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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bloomberg's bogus school report cards destroy real progress


Bloomberg's bogus school report cards destroy real progress:

"The latest school grades released by the city's Education Department are bogus. An astonishing 84% of 1,058 elementary and middle schools received an A (compared with 38% last year and 23% in 2007). Another 13% got a B. Only seven schools rated a D or an F.

Four schools labeled 'persistently dangerous' by the state got an A from the city, and three of these deeply troubled schools got a B. Three schools that the city wants to close because of low performance got an A. Every school that got an F last year got an A or B this year."