Yes, the grade of D earned by school systems in Northwest Louisiana was no surprise; we've gotten accustomed to our schools failing miserably, but we keep hoping for improvement. As usual, Bossier fared the best, getting a grade of C. Schools are given numerical scores from 9 to 200, with in our area the lowest being 66 for Caddo and the highest Bossier's 102. The state of Louisiana as a whole got a grade of C.
I am not attempting to fix blame, but this bad performance year after year is disheartening. Some have offered their solution -- quit testing and give everyone a passing grade. The problem is we have to compete in the world, and students in most industrialized countries do much better than we do.
I am not attempting to fix blame, but this bad performance year after year is disheartening. Some have offered their solution -- quit testing and give everyone a passing grade. The problem is we have to compete in the world, and students in most industrialized countries do much better than we do.
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