If a high level of the students taking entry-level courses are unable to pass them, it is obvious that the students are not sufficiently prepared for college courses and shouldn't be there in the first place.
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I too agree that the fact that Third World immagrants who are inundating the school system do not add value... [MORE]
Urbana
Sep 19, 2007 11:41
With the wave of immigration from third-world nations, there just some cultures which do not place an emphasis towards education.... [MORE]
Stanley Reiley
Aug 28, 2007 16:17
There is no way to improve the reading and math scores of New York City public schools unless and until... [MORE]
Wendell Livosi
Aug 28, 2007 15:38
Home is where education begins, where support is sustained. [MORE]
Daniel
Aug 28, 2007 14:19
Part of the decline must be related to the increasingly limited scope of instructional curriculum.
Teachers focus on preparing students to... [MORE]
Ken
Aug 28, 2007 12:06
If a high level of the students taking entry-level courses are unable to pass them, it is obvious that the...
tom
Aug 28, 2007 11:44
So why the concren that the standards are higher than the AVERAGE? A college education is not an entitlement -... [MORE]
BobH
Aug 28, 2007 11:38
With the inclusion of the essay in 2005, the top score for th SAT is now 2400, not 1600 -... [MORE]
A. Cobb
Aug 28, 2007 14:12
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