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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During her trip to Cuba, Bowser also implied that under-performing teachers are the reason for low performing students.  Teachers have been blamed for years now, yet still little improvement in test scores, graduation rates, and other indicia of performance.  At some point, one has to wonder whether DCPS administrators (and perhaps other urban public school managers) have a psychological affliction that prevents them from assessing the problem objectively.[/quote]

Exactly! DC has been firing and churning teachers for nearly 10 years, but the kids STILL can't pass the standardized tests that neighboring systems (that don't have massive turn overs) can pass with flying colors.

And yes, I'm starting to wonder if and when urban school leaders will get real about what's going on. I'm also starting to wonder if there's some psychological defect. I can almost understand school leaders not wanting to eat crow after insisting it was the teachers, tenure, etc. But I can't understand why no one in the vicinity of those people has the intelligent and integrity to say 'Ok guys. We've gotta get real here."

In the meantime, kids continue to fail. While school systems focus on remediating already highly educated adults.[/quote]

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2016/03/01/analysis-third-grade-reading-proficiency-stagnant-citywide-declining-for-low-income-kids

D.C. Action for Children finds that third-grade reading proficiency did not improve citywide during that period.[/quote]

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