dstieger wrote:https://wamu.org/story/17/11/28/really-happened-ballou-d-c-high-school-every-senior-got-college/
Stupid question...
But the article seems to do a bait and switch.
The article title seems to apply this to getting into college, in an attempt to make this about obama's statement.
The article seems to be questioning why these kids graduated high school.
Now I know one is a precursor for another... but getting into college also requires one score on SATs and in other ways prove one's merit.
The article seems to just focus on whether these kids should have graduated at all.
Whether they should have graduated is an interesting question, worthy of discussion (ie, is being present in class really important if you can pass the tests, or learn enough to score well on SATs and AP exams?) but the article appears to be trying to stuff it into some weird obama thing.