One of the definitions of insanity we've all seen a lot of in the last few years is watching the people who completely screwed everything up taking it upon themselves to "fix" the problems their own policies and/or initiatives caused.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is a good example of that, and so are actions the U.S. Department of Education has taken.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is the latest Democrat to outline how this administration is "helping" students:
Parents, I am here to listen.
— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) October 14, 2023
Under the American Rescue Plan, we are helping K-12 students recover from the impacts of the pandemic by funding programs like one-on-one tutoring & after-school programming, which were informed directly by the needs of parents.
How have students fared under this kind of "help" from Biden, Democrats and teachers unions?
Not good... not good at all:
High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test. https://t.co/1XuS64WbhZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 14, 2023
Cardona called it the "impacts of the pandemic" but in fact this is an impact of insane, not to mention unnecessary, policies and mandates during the pandemic:
High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.
Scores have been falling for six consecutive years, but the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students in the class of 2023 whose scores were reported Wednesday were in their first year of high school when the virus reached the U.S.
"The hard truth is that we are not doing enough to ensure that graduates are truly ready for postsecondary success in college and career," said Janet Godwin, chief executive officer for the nonprofit ACT.
The more these people "help" the worse the state of public education gets.
Defund Dept of Ed. pic.twitter.com/bnPtu5Top7
— BETSYSEWGOOD (@betsysewgood) October 14, 2023
The stories about the tragic state of public education are endless.
'At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam.' Last year schools got $1.6b from taxpayers, plus $799m in Covid relief money. 'It's not a funding issue. We're getting plenty of funding.' From @FOXBaltimore https://t.co/Dn5fmYoHNW
— Byron York (@ByronYork) September 23, 2023
Chicago Public schools are approaching $30,000 per pupil.
— Daniel Buck (@MrDanielBuck) October 9, 2023
In 33 of their schools, not a single kid can do math on grade level. Only 11% of their black students are proficient in reading.
This is what money buys
It's almost as if the top goal of lefties who mostly run public education is NOT to actually educate.
Have a good weekend everybody!
