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2021-05-29 -Great Cultural Revolution

Baltimore City Schools: A Failing Grade Won't Stop Students From Moving Up

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Posted by Fred 2021-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 I propose a PhD (in blackness studies) to every African-American at birth.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-05-29 03:21|| 2021-05-29 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 You can only change the word for 'fail' so many times.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-05-29 03:38|| 2021-05-29 03:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Ref #1: A guilt ridden half-measure, if not accompanied by university staff tenure, corner office, and mileage reimbursement.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-29 07:34|| 2021-05-29 07:34|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 Cheaper to give them all that staff - in their own universities - with their own peer-reviewed journals.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-05-29 07:57|| 2021-05-29 07:57|| Front Page Top

#5 In other words -

We can't do our job.
However, fork over your money it belongs to us.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-05-29 08:03|| 2021-05-29 08:03|| Front Page Top

#6 In fact, it could get you the Vice-Presidency.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-05-29 10:00|| 2021-05-29 10:00|| Front Page Top

#7 It will take a GED to prove that a HS Diploma means anything *Spit*

Posted by magpie 2021-05-29 10:34|| 2021-05-29 10:34|| Front Page Top

#8 "I got my Diplomas, see?"
"Son, that's a paper towel"

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-29 11:23|| 2021-05-29 11:23|| Front Page Top

#9 State testing results for Baltimore Public Schools
Percent Proficient - Reading 21%
Percent Proficient - Math 16%
Average Graduation Rate72%

Given that ~80% of the students don't read or do math well, does it really make sense to keep a kid back a year so they can continue to not learn?

If Detroit is an example, parents that care about education, likely send their kids to Catholic schools, schools or private academies.

Posted by SteveS 2021-05-29 12:08|| 2021-05-29 12:08|| Front Page Top

#10 And those are the Dominion numbers.

"I know how to write in secret code."
~~-writes in cursive-~~
writes.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-05-29 12:44|| 2021-05-29 12:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Translation, High School Graduates from Baltimore are illiterate, ignorant, and worthless as employees. But you have to hire them anyway if they are black because...racist.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-05-29 13:02|| 2021-05-29 13:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Therefo homeworc ain't reqied!

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-05-29 14:24|| 2021-05-29 14:24|| Front Page Top

#13 "Son, that's a toilet paper ~~towel~~". And it's used.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-05-29 16:33|| 2021-05-29 16:33|| Front Page Top

#14 "Naw, man! That's some kind of writing. Like ancient scripts and shit!

Posted by SteveS 2021-05-29 17:14|| 2021-05-29 17:14|| Front Page Top

#15 Assertification of da Schooling

Dis be here to say Massa Travyon DeWayne don gone got hisself a digry in de class of '21. His spirit be good an kind and his mamma proud.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-05-29 18:53|| 2021-05-29 18:53|| Front Page Top

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