| Sorry, but that is a pretty meaningless "scare" piece. First, a variance of 3 percent is statistically insignificant, rather than "morally significant". Second, there is no adequate delineation of what they mean by "the basics". 53% is pretty good, actually, when you consider that only about half of all seniors are in college prep, the rest being vo- tech, business, and general diploma students, assuming that the basics represent good coverage of science in high school. After all, even someone going for a college prep diploma is only required to do three years of science, and has some latitude in which courses are pursued. |
