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05/15/2004: "GED as anwer to No Child Left Behind"
Article in today's times explores the growing number of students seeking GEDs.
Mr. Chaplin, of the Urban Institute, said he had "found pretty strong evidence that the G.E.D. option has been encouraging kids to drop out of high schools nationwide."
"The rules governing the G.E.D. have become more lenient over time," he said. "Under No Child Left Behind, we're holding schools very strictly accountable for test scores, but barely holding them accountable for students who drop out or go into G.E.D. programs. It is like holding hospitals accountable for the condition of patients who leave, but ignoring the number who die. It's a perverse incentive system."
It's funny, because at least in Philadelphia, it was clear that earning a high school diploma (23.5 credits with certain distribution) was MUCH easier than passing the GED test. It appears that the Regents exam, and the elimination of lesser diplomas is chasing kids out of school.
Gotta love accountability, especially when it serves children so well...
For the entire report that the article is drawing from, check out the Urban Institute site.
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