On April 28, 2011 the New York Times published a review of the test scores
of the Marathon Central School District for K-8 and the Regents Exams.
Two tabs are shown for K-8 and Regents Exams.
The Times reported a total of 818 students.
Ethnicity:
97% White,
1% Black
1% Hispanic
1% Asian
and
29% are reported as "poor".
The scores for the Regents Exams reflect a general trend in our country.
The number of students tested for mathematics is considerably less
than the number of students tested for the "soft" sciences.
than the number of students tested for the "soft" sciences.
Also the percentage pass rates for Geometry are cause for concern.
Nationwide only 10-15% of college students graduate with engineering and science degrees.
An ominous trend that bodes ill for the future of our country.
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George
