The Bigotry of Blaine No More

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That was very interesting! It always seemed odd that religious schools were excluded, but it seemed of a piece with other restrictions. Maybe there will start to be some movement in education now.
 
Some positive movement. Unfortunately over the last few decades the majority of movement in education has been downhill. Way downhill.
  • I am well aware that individual teachers and students in individual subjects at given times have done positive things. I do believe that all students need education in the STEM subject but unfortunately in education-land i.e. NEA that has meant a commensurate drying up and disregard of the arts, humanities, and languages. It’s all very well making sure that Johnny and Janey can do calculus and program computers, but if Johnny and Janey can’t READ simple English and have no idea of history, civics, literature, etc., they will be nothing but tools for whatever demagoguery comes down the pike.
 
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Some positive movement. Unfortunately over the last few decades the majority of movement in education has been downhill. Way downhill.
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Here is a small example of that. For the last five years I have spent a lot of my own money so that two of my nieces could attend the same excellent Catholic high school that I and my four siblings attended.
Unfortunately, they live in Illinois which has no school choice programs.

The class of 2019, which included my niece who was accepted into an honors program in engineering at University of Dayton, averaged a 29.1 composite score on the ACT test. When I scored 29 on the ACT in 1966, that was a 99th percentile. The test has been made easier over the years, to the point that an entire class could average 29.1. I know these kids are well above average, but is it possible for a class of over 300 to to average 99th percentile?

When I started college in 1967, Illinois handed out real scholarship money for those who achieved high ACT test scores if they attended Illinois colleges, including Catholic colleges. Due to the sorry state of Illinois finances, there is no funding for similar scholarships today.
 
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