Why is it that Liberals hold on to a failed orthodoxy in spite of evidence to the contrary? Nowhere is this more apparent than in education:
It also results in the school district foregoing as much as $10 million annually in state revenues that are based on attendance figures, as well as substantial sums that would be paid by the state to reimburse the district for enforcement expenses, the report said.
Matthews said the grand jury concluded that the San Francisco Unified School District didn't enforce truancy laws in all schools because "they didn't want to stigmatize certain socio-economic groups, but the result is poor academic achievement and perpetuating a permanent underclass."
He added, "I assume their intent was good, but they've missed the point" and the results are bad.
The report also finds that of the city's 18,000 high school students, 5,000 regularly miss at least one day of school every week and another 5,000 consistently show up late. Which is apalling, but this graf from the SF Chron clearly expresses the reporter's disinterest in the story:
Ho-hum, too bad...next. Where is the indignation?
An interesting footnote is that the first excerpt is from the NBC affiliate. I saw the story on the late news and made a mental note to refer to the Chron for a pull quote for posting. Much to my surprise the Chronicle omitted the crux of the problem "they didn't want to stigmatize certain socio-economic groups" so they did nothing.
Seems a tad disengenious not to include a key reason offered by the School Board as part of their failure to supervise the schools. Pro-NEA bias? Sloppy reporting/editing? You decide?
This story is exactly why the country is moving away from the left. We are tired of psycho-babble and excuses.
Posted by feste at June 12, 2003 01:11 PM | TrackBack"Where is the indignation?"
Playing the slots in Atlantic City.
:)
Posted by: jaspar at June 12, 2003 09:26 PMLOL! you bad.
Posted by: feste at June 12, 2003 10:02 PM