"Simply put, this is nothing short of collective child abuse...
'These numbers are only slightly better than what one would expect by chance as if the kids had never gone to school and simply guessed at the answers,' said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts. 'These numbers ... are shocking and appalling and should not be allowed to stand.'
Unh-uh, Mr. Casserly, Detroit Public Schools students posting the worst math scores in the 40-year history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress test isn't just a shock or outrage. Michael Vick's mistreatment of pitbulls is a shock and outrage. This, my man, is nothing less than an indictment of our entire city school system on the grounds of sheer criminal neglect."
'These numbers are only slightly better than what one would expect by chance as if the kids had never gone to school and simply guessed at the answers,' said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts. 'These numbers ... are shocking and appalling and should not be allowed to stand.'
Unh-uh, Mr. Casserly, Detroit Public Schools students posting the worst math scores in the 40-year history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress test isn't just a shock or outrage. Michael Vick's mistreatment of pitbulls is a shock and outrage. This, my man, is nothing less than an indictment of our entire city school system on the grounds of sheer criminal neglect."