Eugene M. Long: Which competitive colleges are beating a path to our door?

Here is a short but concise list of where academia is moving towards in their quest to educate our children:

1) Increase in maker learning initiatives.

2) Moving away from a letter grade system.

3) Changing classroom approaches like flipped learning.

4) The institution of micro-credentials.

5) Growing concern for social and emotional development.

6) Promoting Activism/Social Conscientiousness

Now, here is a list of why our children are failing in terms of academic achievement:

1) Increase in maker learning initiatives.

2) Moving away from a letter grade system.

3) Changing classroom approaches like flipped learning.

4) The institution of micro-credentials.

5) Growing concern for social and emotional development.

6) Promoting Activism/Social Conscientiousness.

Add to this list the years of Marxist/Socialist/Intersectional indoctrination that has been happening at the Teacher Colleges, with a heavy emphasis on "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion", rather than academic achievement and rigor.

Also, add to this recipe a voting block that will forever be beholden to the Democrat/Socialist Party due to the corrupt cycle of Union Membership, Union Dues, and Union Contributions to said Party, and you have the perfect recipe for failure and underachievement without consequence or accountability.

And these are just a few of the reasons Homeschooling and Private Independent Schools outscore Public Schools and become attractive alternatives to parents that are concerned about their children's education and future.

If the Public Schools continue to ignore and dismiss parents' concerns, and scores continue to drop, the outcome(s) shouldn't be a surprise.

People have real problems with paying taxes for services not rendered.

Once upon a time a Kenett High School Dipoloma and decent class position assured admition to the Ivys, Little Ivys and very competitive schools away from New England. In an attempt to equalize opportunity ,the very tools needed for informed Admissions decisions are being taken away from colleges. What Colleges and Universities admit AND ultimately graduate local students. . Where does KHS score in the culturaslly flawed but historic PSAT,SAT, and SAT. They may be flawed but they are widely accepted performance predictors.

Providing this information would make an historic KHS product comparison.

Will the savings from closing,a school, be used to reduce the property tax burden or be plowed into more staff and programs?