More proof the public school system is a failure.

[pod]

http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/289938.html

MIAMI -- Florida's public high schools have some of the worst student retention rates in the country, with half qualifying as "Dropout Factories," four times the national average, according to a new analysis of U.S. Education Department data.

The state's percentage of dropout factories, 51.1 percent, was the second-highest in the nation, slightly less than South Carolina's, according to the analysis conducted by Johns Hopkins University for The Associated Press.

Why we still let the government be involved in education is beyond me.

[jkfunkee]

Originally Posted by pod

http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/289938.html



Why we still let the government be involved in education is beyond me.

its all bout the jeffersonian system of education, the federal govt. here in the U.S. does 2 things well: make war, and spend money.
late,
j.

[cire]

To me it's amazing these states with the worst drop out rates are usually red states. It's a bad system that no one is fixing. If you privatize, does that not just make it the same as it is now? You would have rich people, or at least well off people sending their kids to the expensive schools, and the poor sending their kids to the cheap schools? There is still going to be a drop off somewhere. I do not think either system would be perfect and therefore believe that, if you can afford private schools, let the citizens make that Choice, if you can't (or aren't smart enough) then stick with public gov't funded school.

[web_norah]

Originally Posted by pod

http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/289938.html



Why we still let the government be involved in education is beyond me.

the Palm Beach and Beverly Hills school boards would disagree with you

Money talks in education, unfortunately.

[michael^heaven]

I wonder if you break it down county by county, what particular areas of Florida have the highest dropout rates?

[web_norah]

Originally Posted by michael^heaven

I wonder if you break it down county by county, what particular areas of Florida have the highest dropout rates?

low-income, mostly-rental, populated by minorities mostly.

i bet you $10, i am right.

[michael^heaven]

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[slamminshaun]

Originally Posted by web_norah

the Palm Beach and Beverly Hills school boards would disagree with you

Money talks in education, unfortunately.

Interesting. Then explain why Washington D.C. spends more money per student than any other school system, yet they perform near the bottom?

[pod]

What if companies provided education for children, much like they do day care? Be great for recruiting and employee loyalty.

[web_norah]

Originally Posted by slamminshaun

Interesting. Then explain why Washington D.C. spends more money per student than any other school system, yet they perform near the bottom?

it is called minorities ...and it is not just about spending $$$ but how are they using this money and where it's being spent in their educational system