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celj1234 t1_je9ppgu wrote

Reply to comment by QueMasPuesss in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

It’s almost like graduation requirements and standards aren’t the same across all places.

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gnocchicotti t1_jeaaxrc wrote

As someone who has interacted with people who graduated from public schools in the south... that is a huge understatement.

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celj1234 t1_jeabcsg wrote

Louisiana was notorious for graduating kids that straight up couldn’t read

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Lemonfarty t1_je9umhu wrote

Exactly, we should just pass DC kids through. There’s no learning going on so what does it matter

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BookkeeperGlum6933 t1_jegwyf5 wrote

Part of my fellowship in grad school was looking at this. At the time, Texas had 13 different diploma tracks and one of the highest graduation rates in the country.

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