A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reveals that the percentage of incoming students scoring below Algebra 1 on placement exams"a math course typically completed by the end of eighth grade"has tripled over the past five years. read more
The loss isn't sitting well with the Dems' extreme-left wing, which did its level best to blame others in the party for what conservatives quickly dubbed "Schumer's shutdown." "Pathetic. This isn't a deal. It's a surrender. Don't bend the knee!" whined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a press release. "Tonight, eight Democrats voted with the Republicans to allow them to go forward on this continuing resolution. And to my mind, this was a very, very bad vote," added "independent" Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Dozens of other progressive Dems added their vitriol, throwing a collective fit on BlueSky. The rage was palpable. Why? One big reason was that President Donald Trump promised to do what the Democrats had threatened to do in years past to end a shutdown: Kill the filibuster. (Not all Republicans agree with Trump, by the way.) read more
"Don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned residents via NBC as a toxic flatworm spreads across North Texas. While this invasive species has been in the US for years, the state's fatally heavy rains, fueled by climate change, are enabling the hammerhead flatworm (Bipalium kewense) to thrive and spread. This brown and black-striped, flattened land planarian with a distinctive half-moon-shaped head can reach lengths of up to 40 cm (15.7 inches). Like many flatworm species, it can regenerate a whole new worm from slices of itself. read more
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order ... read more
The shrine to a San Francisco bodega cat continues to grow a week after he was killed by a robotaxi. A mound of brilliant marigolds, colorful hand-written notes, candles, treats, and cat toys overflows onto the sidewalk under a large portrait of a regal-looking tabby adorned with a crown. Locals are grieving the loss of KitKat, a fixture at Randa's Market in the Mission District, after a Waymo driverless taxi ran over him during a stop to pick up passengers on the night of Oct. 27. read more
Kind of like being Muslim or Hispanic, eh?
#3 | Posted by sentinel
Or White.
Is there really a race?
This is just evidence of the incredible opportunities waiting on people who can actually perform in the STEM disciplines.
#21 | POSTED BY EBERLY
One issue is k-12 is failing the students, US spend an enormous amount of taxpayer dollars with a very poor return.
The other issue is the "test-blind" social equity gatekeeping admission system in place at the GREATEST University system in the world.
Newswek article was a pillow fight, compared to this article .... brutal ...
But the deeper crisis is moral. We have persuaded ourselves that to pursue excellence is to perpetuate inequity, that holding students to high standards is unfair, that success can be achieved by adjusting expectations rather than meeting them. The UCSD report exposes the folly of that thinking. "Equity" without preparation is cruelty disguised as compassion. It delivers opportunity in name only, while denying students the knowledge and skills they need to thrive.
www.aei.org
Even ------ never pumped his own threads like this.
#19 | POSTED BY REDIAL
------?
I am a piker compared to GasLighter and Corky. But I don't post 6 times before everyone else like they do. I never see you comment about them?? But I get it, being Canadian you don't really care about the US Universities. I unlike you have a vested interest in attempting to bring to light the decay, as my daughter is just about looking at Universities to attend.
But thank you for bringing nothing the table, regarding this matter.
Ukrainian men are fleeing Ukraine.
Surge in Ukrainians fleeing to EU after exit rules eased for young men
www.politico.eu
In February 2020, the UC Academic Senate published a 228 page report that made the case for using standardized tests in admissions. They were overruled.
You can't say they didn't warn the powers that be. But this was a political decision, not an academic one.
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I can't imagine why the GREATEST University system in the world would do this to itself.
Unless every one of the 17,000 that was issued were checked against every greencard holder we would never know now would we?
This is what is called an audit, in case Synco wasn't able to read the English information at the link.
So...why are you freaking out?
#45 | POSTED BY SYCOPHANT
Freaking out? Do you know what brought all this to the attention of the DOT?
Because these illegal truckers have killed innocent immigrants on the highways of America. Its one thing when an illegal drunk immigrant kills themselves and their families, I get it you don't care about them.
Its a whole different ballgame when they are driving tactor truck with trailers, not being able to read english, making uturns in-the middle of the freeway.