Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Maryland high school seniors triumphantly reach the floor

The Washington Post reports that only 11 of 60,000 high school seniors in Maryland were denied diplomas for failing to pass 4 supposedly "rigorous" exams in math, English, science, and government.  (Well, only about 40,000 students actually passed all 4 tests while the others slid past by other means, but let's never mind the trifling details.)  "Now that we have achieved a floor," crows state superintendant Nancy Grasmick, "I think the next step is to raise the standards."

That's exactly what I said the last time I drank too much and found my nose buried in the carpet!

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