{"id":3313,"date":"2009-01-02T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sequence-inc.com\/fraudfiles\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2011-08-14T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T14:48:13","slug":"latest-numbers-mps-still-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/latest-numbers-mps-still-sucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest numbers: MPS still sucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re new here, I should tell you that I’m a fan of writing about Milwaukee Public Schools. Not a fan of MPS, but a fan of writing about it. There’s just so much material to work with!<\/p>\n

We’ve got one of the worst school districts in the nation, hands down.\u00a0 The district spends over $14,000 per child per school year<\/a>, but the children still can’t read, add, or subtract<\/a>. (And no, the poor performance isn’t due to the fact that MPS is an “urban” district<\/a>. Nor is it a result of “not having enough money.”<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The latest “news” out of MPS is that the children still can’t read<\/a>. The headline of the story emphasizes that graduation rates are up. (18% higher than 10 years ago – woo hoo!) But the numbers are disputed. MPS says 70% of students are graduating. An outside, independent source says they’re calculating it wrong and the real number is 60%.<\/p>\n

But this is priceless: 60% of 10th graders can’t read and 70% aren’t proficient in math and science.\u00a0 So whether 60% or 70% are graduating doesn’t matter, because a large number of those students can’t read<\/strong>!!! (Depending on how you look at the numbers, a minimum of 20% to 30% of graduates can’t read… probably more.) That’s right… MPS is awarding diplomas to students who can’t read. What an accomplishment.<\/p>\n

And here’s another nice piece of trivia: 81% of MPS students who go on to enroll at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee need remedial classes<\/strong>. (And the district has a “goal” of reducing that number to 69% needing remedial classes. Talk about setting your sights high!)<\/p>\n

So what’s the bottom line? MPS still sucks, but they’re spending a million dollars<\/a> to have consultants tell them so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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