As New Rochelle school officials and PTA groups continue to make the, so far, unsubstantiated boast that 95% of New Rochelle High School graduates are accepted into college, New York City is taking a serious look at whether they are preparing their students for college.
NYT: Schools Are Given a Grade on How Graduates Do
In most school systems, what happens to students…after they obtain their diplomas is of little concern. But the New York City Department of Education acknowledges that despite rising graduation rates, many graduates lack basic skills, and it is trying to do something about it.
Read what they are going here.
Meanwhile, the New Rochelle Board of Education continues to duck questions as to the basis for claims (trotted out every May for school elections) that 95% or 96% of NRHS graduates go on to college. Considering that just 66% of students even graduate on time and that the SIX YEAR graduation rate is below 90% it is hard to imagine how such a high percentage of students who struggle to even leave high school then apply to college let alone get accepted, attend or stick around long enough to get a degree.
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Every child in nays that graduates high school is guaranteed an acceptance in at least one state or comma ity college. Why such disbelief?
Roberta the Postperson