As Graduation Rates Rise, Experts Fear Diplomas Come Up Short

The problem is easy to explain. Look at the school.

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/south-caro...

It's 62% Black / Hispanic and 80% receiving free or reduced lunches due to poverty.

People reading this article need to stop blaming the administration and admit that we don't actually know how to make a student body like this succeed.

Our efforts should be focussed on discovering that, not acting surprised when issuing more diplomas doesn't improve graduate performance.

There is no shortage of things for people to do - especially if you are young.

On one hand the government cannot figure out how to pay for rising education cost, healthcare cost, doing simple fixing of roads, etc.

On the other hand young people who are more than qualified for all sorts of work are unable to find work - or make ends meet.

Something is terribly gone wrong.