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6 in 10 Pa. high school students fail state science test
So much for bragging about public education.
Almost every press release from Gov. Ed Rendell, regardless of the topic, concludes with the following statement: "The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses."
The latest news about test scores for Pennsylvania high school doesn't say much about a "first-rate" education system.
Despite billions of dollars poured into public education since Rendell took office, Pennsylvania students continue to score poorly in standardized testing.
And did I mention that Pennsylvania teachers are among the highest paid in the country? And did you know that Pennsylvania leads the nation in teacher strikes?
Six in 10 Pennsylvania High School Students Fail State Science Test
Almost every press release from Gov. Ed Rendell, regardless of the topic, concludes with the following statement: "The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses."
The latest news about test scores for Pennsylvania high school doesn't say much about a "first-rate" education system.
Despite billions of dollars poured into public education since Rendell took office, Pennsylvania students continue to score poorly in standardized testing.
And did I mention that Pennsylvania teachers are among the highest paid in the country? And did you know that Pennsylvania leads the nation in teacher strikes?
Six in 10 Pennsylvania High School Students Fail State Science Test
Labels: Education, Pennsylvania, Teacher strikes
posted by Tony Phyrillas at
6:32 PM
1 Comments:
I don't know what teacher salaries have to do with this.
Couldn't a place pay teachers a higher wage and still not have the kind of materials and other resources that go into making a good school?
Maybe some of these schools that pay a higher wage and push up the average are public schools that have been taken over by coporations, which have the ability to pay more.
Which begs the question, if corporations are being allowed to take over our public schools, what do we expect to happen to our children's education? If corporations thrive on fat, dumb, and happy citizens, what better way to create them than to take over the education system?
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