California admits that their kids are stupid


Why not just give all kids a diploma? Don't make them earn it. If we do
that then we can sue the school system for not teaching kids. Why not
give them all a phd?



SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A judge said Monday he is likely to prohibit the
state from requiring that high school seniors pass an exit exam to
graduate, siding with attorneys who say the test discriminates against
the poor.
A group of high school students and their parents sued the state
Department of Education in February, seeking a preliminary injunction
to halt giving the exam to this year's senior class. It's the first
class required to pass the exam to earn a diploma.

Both sides are scheduled to appear Tuesday before Alameda County
Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman in Oakland. Freedman said in his
tentative ruling that he is likely to issue the injunction, based on
the plaintiffs' argument that all California students do not have
access to the same quality of education.

"We've submitted substantial evidence, overwhelming evidence that kids
who attend schools in large cities are far more likely to be taught by
teachers who are not qualified or credentialed," said Arturo Gonzalez,
a San Francisco attorney who is representing the students.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said he would
appeal any ruling blocking implementation of the test.

"Independent research shows that because of the high school exit exam
students are working harder and learning more, and those who are
struggling are getting the help they need to succeed," he said in a
statement.

The department said last week that about 11 percent of this year's
senior class has yet to pass the English and math test, although
students have multiple opportunities to take the exam. Department
officials noted that in previous years, about 13 percent of seniors
failed to graduate for various reasons.

Special education students who sued the state over the exit exam won a
one-year exemption while the state comes up with an alternative for
them.

The same Alameda County judge is scheduled to hear arguments next week
in another lawsuit against the exam. Public Advocates, which won a $1
billion settlement over equal access to education in California
schools, claims the department failed to properly investigate
alternatives to the exam.


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