Submitted by Mark Westerfield (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 16:39.
I have run a credit recovery program for high school students for almost ten years. Participation in the program has dropped significantly over the last four years. It is supported by the district to keep cost down and we are charging the same as we did 7 years ago. Increasing focus on our state testing program has shifted emphasis away from having enough credits to graduate to passing the state test. The schools and district get too much public attention on test scores and almost none on students failing their classes. Seems ironic, but all too true.
I have run a credit recovery
Submitted by Mark Westerfield (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 16:39.
I have run a credit recovery program for high school students for almost ten years. Participation in the program has dropped significantly over the last four years. It is supported by the district to keep cost down and we are charging the same as we did 7 years ago. Increasing focus on our state testing program has shifted emphasis away from having enough credits to graduate to passing the state test. The schools and district get too much public attention on test scores and almost none on students failing their classes. Seems ironic, but all too true.