Your Oct. 9 Metropolitan article "Quarter of high-schoolers failing exit exams" quotes Columbia University's Teachers College professor Jay Heubert as saying states have set standards that are impossible for youngsters to meet. I would argue that many state standards are not set high enough to assure that our students are being prepared adequately for college or the modern workplace.
There is no question that far too many students are not receiving the supports they need to reach and surpass these benchmarks.
In particular, students of color, who make up the majority of the population in the two Maryland districts with the highest exam failure rates (Baltimore City and Prince George's County), are often subject to lower expectations and consequently tracked into less rigorous courses.
October 16, 2007
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