Attention education experts! Why do so many kids graduate with poor reading and math skills?

Katy Murphy:  

We've all seen the reports on college-level remediation -- the high numbers of kids who graduate from high school and are admitted to college with low reading comprehension and math skills. Here, you'll find the CSU freshman proficiency rates for 2010.

One of my colleagues wants to explore some of the reasons behind this phenomenon. You'd think I would have a clear idea, after covering k-12 for so long, but I'm afraid to say that I don't.

That's where you come in -- the people who teach kids how to read and/or solve mathematical problems, who supervise or coach those who do, or parents who watch the system closely. As you look at the system from pre-k through high school, where do you see the breakdowns happening, and what are the fixes?

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 8, 2012 5:31 AM
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