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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"For example, for three consecutive year, 20-30% of UC Berkeley first-semester calculus students who participated in mathematical diagnostic testing displayed [i]severe[/i][b][u] preparation deficits."

Ouch.[/quote]

How is this going to be fixed by SAT scores if it is the HS math instruction that sucks? [/quote]
100% sounds like they need to do an audit on California’s public education system. [/quote]
Apologies. Scratch that. No audit needed. Sounds like they need to hold students back and put failing schools on probation.[/quote]

Alabama did something like this and about 10-15% of students are threatened with being held back but they get a chance to advance if they successfully complete summer school and ultimately only about 1-2% get held back
This improved Alabama's education results from among the worst states to among the best states.
Injecting consequences to academic failure made it much less common.
It costs money to run summer schools but it seems worth it.[/quote]

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