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Originally posted by stevepaa
I still am at a loss at what we are trying to fix, help, or change.
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SteveP - I do not know about San Jose, but here in the Big City we have a few problems...
Fix - a dyfunctional educational system that works on few levels. The drop-out rate here in NYC is appalling. Of those that remain, too many read below grade level and are unprepared for higher education or the modern workplace.
Help - parents that have less money that the average Porsche owner find a decent, basic education for their children. $13,000 a a year, per year in NYC... Want a voucher for $6,500? I am all for it. (Will pay for Catholic schools that are closing even during a classroon shortage - with $$ left over for uniforms, books and transportation).
Change - a system that benifits those in control of the teachers union, the non-teaching staff and beauracrats. They have too much say in how the schools are run at the expense of new teachers and students.