Graduation rates can be raised to nearly whatever ratio is politically desirable, simply by easing requirements.

https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-high-school-graduati...

Not disputed. But what's not disputed is they haven't done that. They are still in the lowest decile in terms of graduation rates.

I don’t understand what you’re getting at. Texas does well on nationally standardized tests. Whose to say their graduation standards are too high, rather than other states’ being too lax?

Texas is in the lowest decile with regards to graduation rates. That is my point.

No, your point was that Texas “is not a paragon of educational achievement.” Please explain how your citation of graduation rates supports that conclusion when you’re not disputing that Texas does better than most other states in test scores.

You're going to tell me what my point was? Dude. Take a break and chill for a bit.

I’m literally quoting your post.

Read my post again.

“Texas is in the lowest decile in terms of high school graduation rates and the lower half of post-secondary educational attainment. It is not a paragon of educational achievement.”

You’re saying “educational achievement” is measured by graduation rates, not test scores.

>Texas does well on nationally standardized tests.

Except for fourth graders in math last year, they do not[0].

[0] https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile/over...

For 4th grade math, Texas is in the top 4 for each racial group as well as english learners and low-income students: https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/annual-r...

And fuck the 8th graders, eh?

And it's too late for those worthless 12th graders too eh? They're better off in prison anyway, huh?

Gotta keep those prison and prison adjacent services stocks doing well...number go up, yeh bossman!

You said 4th grade math above. But Texas is above average for 8th grade math too?