The Road We're Walking Down
Back to this. I've asked Julie Woestehoff and ISBE for an explanation of how Illinois calculates graduation rates. I have no idea. If it's anything like Texas, it's subject to all kinds of local massaging.
There's just no way to follow up on a story like this without sounding like the guy who's attacking the students and staff at a charter school. I'm not. These teachers are working hard; these kids are working hard against huge odds. But if this is accurate:
There's just no way to follow up on a story like this without sounding like the guy who's attacking the students and staff at a charter school. I'm not. These teachers are working hard; these kids are working hard against huge odds. But if this is accurate: