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07:11:20 am on March 8, 2010 |
52% of Detroit Public School students are illiterate (Detroit News)
Almost 3/4 of those incarcerated have not graduated from high school and a staggering 70% or more are functionally illiterate and read below a fourth grade level.
75% of Detroit Public School students dropped out in the 2008-2009 school-year. (Detroit Free Press)
Poverty is a cause: 93% of students in Detroit are eligible for state-funded breakfast and lunch at school.
Part of President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act requires states to set improvement standards for schools and sanctions. Michigan decides which schools are performing and improving adequately by the MEAP test results.
The test also determines which students and schools will receive state scholarships and awards.
The worse a school does on the MEAPs, the lower the funding… so how is a school to improve?
(http://www.educationreport.org) (http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=4827)
Detroit schools are facing a literacy crisis.
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.To be a part of the solution, repost this note and tag everyone you know. Together, we can raise awareness and make a change!
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