New York has released figures estimating how many high school graduates are ready to go to college. The numbers are not very good: 37% are ready for college, based on their performance in the Regents exams. In the city itself the number was worse: 21%. In Rochester County a mere 6% were ready for college after four years of high school. African-American (13%) and Hispanic (15%) students scored a lot worse than white (51%) or Asian-American (56%) students. These numbers are confirmed by the recent results at CUNY.
One high school principal noted that the entering class at his high school has many freshmen entering without having the background they should have received in elementary school. And so it goes.
Do you think the situation in New York is an anomaly?
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