A really interesting story is emerging from just the other side of the bridge. A couple of different media sources are reporting that the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit last week against Michigan over its unprecedented low literacy scores.
HuffPo Detroit gives the necessaries:
On Thursday [ACLU] filed a class-action lawsuit, the first of its kind, against the state of Michigan, state agencies overseeing public education and the Highland Park school system. They did so on behalf of eight students representing the roughly 1,000 children who attend the K-12 public school district.
The suit charges that those governmental bodies are not fulfilling obligations established in the Michigan Constitution and state law that require them to ensure students are meeting state literacy standards.?Section 380.1278(8) of Michigan?s revised school code mandates that students not scoring satisfactorily on 4th or 7th grade state assessment tests must be given reasonable assistance to bring them up to grade level within 12 months.
The report continues:
Less than 10 percent of district students in grades third through eight are proficient in reading in math, based on Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores cited by the organization.
The 2012 Michigan Merit exam, an annual assessment given to 11th graders and eligible 12th graders, found that less than 10 percent of Highland Park students in these grades were proficient in reading or math.
The ACLU alleges that the district also suffers from a lack of up-to-date textbooks, a shortage of counselors and vice-principals, inadequate heating, filthy bathrooms and improperly secured buildings.
The Institute for Competitive Workforce, a ?nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)3 affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,? has a writing sample from a 14-year old seventh grade student named Quentin, who clearly is not writing at the level he ought to be.
In other news, Minnesota banned then reversed their policy on free, online education. Under state law,?degree-granting institutions were prohibited from offering courses in Minnesota without obtaining permission from government and paying a registration fee. Legislators plan on amending the law to reflect, you know, common sense.
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Source: http://www.ccla.org/rightswatch/2012/10/23/aclu-sues-over-low-literacy-rates/
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