Trump news the third

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Okay this from NPR about Alabama's Stellar HS Graduation rate:
The books were cooked.
What is really the kicker is this:

Some educators, though, are fine with "getting [students] out the door," even if diplomas don't mean what they used to. "The
piece of paper gives you the opportunity to play the game," says Terry
Roller, the new superintendent of Talladega City Schools.
Roller
worries more about young people being able to feed their families than
about graduation standards that don't keep up with the economy.
"The
industries that students are going to be working in in 10 to 15 years
don't even exist," Roller says. "Who's to say that the standards that we
have in place now are preparing them for that."
For Roller, who struggled in high school, it's also personal:
"I
didn't go the traditional route, and now I'm the head of a school
district, making decisions to change the lives of young people. If we
can give them the diploma and get them out the door, they have a fair
shot. They can go out and create jobs and spark growth and change
communities. ... I did it."

 

Let me place this in context:
Talledega County ( Home of the Speedway) is one of the more poorer counties in Alabama. The racial makeup is about 2/3 white and 1/3 black. Like everywhere else, your zip code determines to what type of school you go to. This guy is saying he is fine running a diploma mill and he doesn't  concern himself about the challenges they have to face. After all, he did ok. Kinda meshes of what I remember about the place. They really don't want smart folks over there. Critical thinking not encouraged.
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