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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker May 26

    U.S. high school dropout rate reaches record low, driven by improvements among Hispanics, blackshttp://pewrsr.ch/YTGxo6 

    10:24 AM - 26 May 2018
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      1. JFiebich‏ @fiebichjk May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/column-how-an-epidemic-of-grade-inflation-made-as-average …

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      2. Jeffery Wyss‏ @WyssJeffery May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good. Now that Obama is gone things are improving.

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      3. Matthew Sheader‏ @MattSheader May 26
        Replying to @WyssJeffery @sapinker

        Do you know how long education policies - any policies - take to have impact?

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      4. Jeffery Wyss‏ @WyssJeffery May 26
        Replying to @MattSheader @sapinker

        Do you?

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      1. Laudanum‏ @FaustianBurgle May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        More 'feel good' stories that you don't attempt to explain or justify in any way? You are acting as nothing but a glorified mouthpiece for mainstream media narrative and it's pathetic.

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      2. Ray Pynchon‏ @RayPynchon May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        You’re a genius but not on this one. You aren’t buying this are you? I work as a teacher and I’m ordered to pass Students who never show up to class or do any work.

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      2. nick hughes‏ @nickhughes_nick May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Do you have kids, come on. Grade inflation. Teachers are under more pressure than ever before. The goal of todays teacher is to make mom and dad happy not challenge the kids.

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      1. John Champagne‏ @TallPhilosopher May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        I hope our schools are seen as relevant by students. Do schools teach how to resolve systemic flaws in our society? The economy functions with a pernicious distortion (externalities) that makes harmful practices profitable to industry. Make industries pay fees 2 put pollution,etc

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      1. James Bennett‏ @TheRealJamesFB May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        But are they learning?

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      1. Media Frenzy‏ @MediaFrenzyrp May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        but the quality of the grads test scores is decreasing. grade inflation.

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      2. Eric Greenbaum‏ @EricGreenbaum May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Anyway to correlate this success with increase of school vouchers and charter schools?

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      3. Ian Xun  🇯🇲 🚀‏ @Ian_Sun May 26
        Replying to @EricGreenbaum @sapinker

        Sooo, you are looking for facts to cherry pick to create a narrative?

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      2. YUNG IN¢EL 🌹‏ @divintrial May 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        so they're finally getting their act together

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      3. Adolfo R.‏ @wirchoreal May 26
        Replying to @divintrial @sapinker

        Getting our act together? Dude we’re now part of TEH LIBERAL ELITES, we’re taking everyone jobs, and we’re oppressing the white working class by imposing our culture. Haven’t you heard? 🎉🎉🎉

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      4. YUNG IN¢EL 🌹‏ @divintrial May 26
        Replying to @wirchoreal

        and it only took 300 years, proud of you

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      1. Ralph Bedwell‏ @RalphBedwell May 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        That more students are graduating from a high school does not mean that they have better academic skills. Based on my experience, in the vast majority of cases, they don't. What makes them more prepared for the world is that they have that piece of paper, and that's all.

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      1. Quantum Mechanics‏ @quantizedphoton May 27
        Replying to @sapinker @faisalalmutar

        This will be felt decades from now, when these educated people will become educated members of society. The more educated a society generally the better it will be.

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      1. Brendan Calder‏ @BrendanCalder May 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Hmmmmmmm.

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