Only 22% of California 8th Graders Pass National Science Test

bonch writes "22 percent of California eighth-graders passed a national science test, ranking California among the worst in the U.S. according to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress. The test measures knowledge in Earth and space sciences, biology, and basic physics. The states that fared worse than California were Mississippi, Alabama, and a tie between the District of Columbia and Hawaii. 'Nationally, 31 percent of eighth-graders who were tested scored proficient or advanced. Both the national and state scores improved slightly over scores from two years ago, the last time the test was administered.'"

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Re:Makes no sense

[cpu6502]

Oh here we go.....

I don't recall FOX having to apologize because they edited the Trayvon/Zimmerman audio to make the gunman look like a racist. I don't recall FOX deliberately looping a video to make a black gunman look like a white gunman (they did it by hiding his head), and then label him a "racist who might attack Obama". I don't recall FOX having to apologize for calling Ron Paul a former KKK member (never happened).

And it wasn't FOX that falsely-accused Mitt Romney of beating-up a gay man in high school. And it was not FOX that called our current president a "dick" on live news; how disrespectful and biased. I've seen NBC reporters caught in these kinds of lies & twisting of the news & blatant bad judgment more often than FOX reporters.

Re:Makes no sense

[NeutronCowboy]

And, of course, you're happily neglecting the data points of Massachussets (tied for first) and Alabama.

This is what's wrong specifically with Republicans: they ignore reality and go for truthiness. Instead of going for an actual discussion of where these data points come from and what they could mean, they're being cherry-picked to support the Go Team Go attitude. Go fuck yourself.