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[quote=Anonymous]It’s systematic. Us ranks 13th in educational competitiveness, we were #1 a few decades ago.  Macro view is that People have changed, schools haven’t.

Teaching to the test is not working. Giant class 
Sizes and unnatural demands on kids is backfiring (5 yr olds aren’t designed to sit at desks in a row, have a single 30 min recess etc.) Demographic shifts across the country.  Teaching has gotten harder and pay hasn’t kept up. There are also way more job options now than decades ago. The rates of  Autism and other developmental disorders are rising adding complexity.

Mcps is its own brand of mess. Above plus demographics have significantly changed in the past 20 years. It’s not the same population as in the 1990s heyday. Rate of poverty affected students jumped. Taxes haven’t kept up with infrastructure needs across the board. And the last few leaders - particularly McKnight - really screwed up. Massive exit of talent, cuts in the wrong places, and questionable ethics.

I like Taylor. Not sure if the needle can be moved too far though.[/quote]

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