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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's see, just recently the Washpost had a list showing the schools with the highest graduation rate.  The top three were Banneker, SWW and McKinley but out of the three there's only one that has a double-digit of whites in attendance and that is SWW.  Also out of the three, there's only one who has this year's Principal of the Year honors and that is McKinley. Lastly of the top three schools, Banneker is the oldest and is not in an newly remodeled million dollar building.  That might be one slight reason their SAT scores are not mind-boggling.  I doubt it.[/quote]

Seems to me that citing "graduation rate" is pretty pointless and meaningless when the entire system has been predicated on social promotion for k-12 prior.  Same with things like "college acceptance rate" when that could mean anything, from hundreds of students applying to and being accepted to ivy leagues, versus only a handful of students applying to community college and getting accepted - "100% college acceptance" could accurately mean either of those scenarios.  More meaningful metrics are needed.[/quote]

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