In 2008, 68 – 78% of Georgia’s students were below a Proficient rating in core subjects such as math, reading, science, and writing. Fewer than 5% of Georgia’s students were above an advanced rating in these major subjects. Not surprisingly, Georgia’s students rank 48th on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).”
During this school year, it is expected that 56% of Georgia High School students will drop out of school and will not go to college. Statistics have indicated that half of minorities entering high school will drop out before graduating.
Of those graduates who are going to college, 40% will have to take remedial classes. Our students are simply not prepared for college.
With fewer students going to college and even fewer graduating from college, America's economic future is at risk.
International organizations such as the Organization of Economic Development, have studied the graduating students in all countries. They
reported that the United States, the richest country in the world, is in 24th place in Math. “That's behind Canada, Germany, France, Korea and smaller, poorer countries like Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia”.
Bill and Melinda Gates point to an obsolete education built for the industrial age, not the digital age as a keystone to the problem. The Gates Foundation pointedly asked, ”What good is it for kids to graduate in 2006 from a school system that was designed for 1956?”
Many metro-Atlanta public schools have failed the Adequate Yearly Progress, AYP, report which measures how well elementary and middle school students are performing on the CRCT, Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, and how well high school students are performing on the Georgia High School Graduation Test, GHSGT.
American students do not value their education. Experts say that students are disengaged and parents are not involved in the education of their children.
Whose fault is this? Is it the student's fault? Is it the parent's fault? Is it the government's fault? Can America remain a super power when its student population is falling in critical areas such as math, science, and technology?
American parents have a choice between public, charter, independent, and private schools. Parents can decide which curriculum is best for their children.
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