JoJo1111 wrote:First of all demonfan... I doubt a division one university like creighton would give a C student an academic scholarship... unless the ACT score was 30 or higher.... and then the challenge would be why did the c student not study harder if they can 30 or more an ACT.... so to say that academic scholarhips are handed out like candy... to a top rated school like creighton is oh.. incorrect.... and baller... how does the graduation rates have anything to do with the quality of education... i think one has to look at why these kids are not graduating more than say the education there is bad because the percentage is less than bismarck... or what are you trying to say ... because in looking at the site... we have a state wide problem versus just a mandan bismarck issue...Baller wrote:demonfan74 wrote:JoJo1111 wrote:Good point baller... sorry about that, my mistake... but it doesnt excuse the comments about poor education in mandan etc... and i still would like to see all the proof of recruiting. If anyone has that, let if fly... and sad on the dude or dudette that called mandan a dump... every community has the good, the bad, and the ugly... thats just the reality of it. Thanks for your point baller.
Isn't the proof that all of these transfers are attending mandan?
I knew there was a discrepency in graduation rates but I did not realize it was this big.
Bismarck school district graduation rate = 98.1%
Mandan School district = 74.3%
http://www.all4ed.org/states2/North%20Dakota/index.html
I don't believe I mentioned Kraft or Creighton in my post. I was simply stating anyone with a C average could get a scholarship; even if it is $500, it is still a scholarship.
I think baller has an excellent post. If your saying the school has nothing to do with graduation rates, that is an ignorant response. They may not deserve all of the blame, but to say they are at no fault is rediculous. They should help those students do whatever it takes to get a diploma. I think the test scores are what reflect teaching.
Lastly, the parents should take part of the blame. Weren't they the ones who didn't want to raise taxes a few years ago to rebuild mandan middle school? What is that? Putting your money before your kid's education is pathetic.