tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post6482851997608912022..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Graduation RatePeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-17554654470971114992015-06-11T12:09:17.335-04:002015-06-11T12:09:17.335-04:00Interesting that on the college level the usual me...Interesting that on the college level the usual metric is measuring graduation rates after 6 years.Russ Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999234982751919638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-30557862588154438642015-06-09T22:18:22.047-04:002015-06-09T22:18:22.047-04:00One size (four years) fits all. It makes me want t...One size (four years) fits all. It makes me want to cry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993384945520818397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-66545986561685810262015-06-09T00:26:48.761-04:002015-06-09T00:26:48.761-04:00We wouldn't want to give the wrong message abo...We wouldn't want to give the wrong message about persistence, would we?laMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-64874367033751369652015-06-08T15:38:16.138-04:002015-06-08T15:38:16.138-04:00That is SO STUPID! SMHAW (Slamming my head against...That is SO STUPID! SMHAW (Slamming my head against wall.)Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-58019024727135356812015-06-08T13:10:43.062-04:002015-06-08T13:10:43.062-04:00Yes, I was on a team tasked in 2001 with designing...Yes, I was on a team tasked in 2001 with designing a high school where "learning was the constant and time the variable" in Providence. Not surprisingly, years later, the school had a poor 4 year graduation rate and a good 5 year rate. In particular, some years *every* student staying for a 5th year graduated. Once the state started calculating the "persistently low performing" schools, our school ended up on the first list and was promptly closed. No other data -- like getting more kids into and retained in college than any other open-enrollment school in the city -- was considered relevant.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.com