Wednesday, August 21, 2013

BloggeRhythms 8/21/2013

A headline went by this morning on Fox News, saying 75% of high school students were not capable of college entry reading levels, according to new, more accurate, qualification tests.
 
Since no more was discussed about the subject on the show, and this is one of my pet topics, I scanned the web for the data, but found nothing current. However, I did find data posted from last year.  
 
According to Kelsey Sheehy of US News on-line: “Nearly 1.7 million high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam in 2012, testing their knowledge of four core subjects—English, math, science, and reading. But most of those students are not prepped for success in college or the workforce, according to a report released today by ACT, Inc.
 
More than a quarter of 2012 graduates fell short of college readiness benchmarks that ACT sets for all four subjects, and 60 percent of students tested missed the mark in at least two of the four subjects, the report states.
 
So, even last year, the results were somewhat the same, bringing an idea to mind which might very well solve a major part of problems in the nation’s entire education system today, especially in public schools.
 
It seems to me that every time the continuing decline in education is mentioned, those most responsible, administrators, teachers, and especially union reps, quickly and loudly proclaim funding lacks are the primary cause. In the meantime, however, budgets and expenses continually go up.
 
However, what the statistics indicate clearly is that for about 60%, maybe even 75, high school graduates the quality of education had really no practical value at all. Therefore, the students involved might as well have been in teacherless rooms, or perhaps, even stayed home.
 
So, since those teachers obviously wouldn’t be missed, why not terminate the lot and save billions of bucks in salary, benefits and whatever other expenses are involved, immediately solving the budgeting problems. 
 
And, there’s one thing I know. If the education were run like any real business is supposed to be managed, my scenario is exactly what would happen.
 
Moving on to another item, I’ve always ignored practically all of what anyone tells me, regardless of the subject, and depended instead on what real results actually indicate.
 
In that regard, some news today may foretell some problems ahead for the Democrat party. Because, no matter all their hype and smoke, it just could be that many of their constituents are getting fed up.
 
An article from thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box via Drudge reports that: “The RNC also has significantly more cash on hand than the Democratic National Committee. It had $12.3 million in cash on hand and no debt at the end of July, while the DNC had $4.1 million in cash on hand and nearly $18.5 million in debt — an increase from the end of June.
 
The RNC reported raising about $5.9 million and spending $6.3 million last month, while the DNC raised $3.9 million and spent $5.4 million. 
 
The RNC has outraised its Democratic counterpart every month this year, despite President Obama's involvement in fundraising for the Democratic party and campaign committees.”
 
So, while I surely don’t know what this portends for the upcoming elections, if I had to guess, I’d say that if Republicans don’t make any huge waves or shoot themselves politically in the foot, right now they certainly seem to have the edge, supportwise.
 
That’s it for today folks.
 
Adios

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