ACLU sues State of Michigan over quality of Highland Park schools

[belleislerunner]

I think we're splitting hairs. Your argument is that the state shouldn't have passed kids to higher grades without meeting a certain metric/hurdle. I don't think anyone would disagree with you on that.

My point is that the lack of ability to read/write is the parent's fault.

[mwilbert]

I think we're splitting hairs. Your argument is that the state shouldn't have passed kids to higher grades without meeting a certain metric/hurdle. I don't think anyone would disagree with you on that.

My point is that the lack of ability to read/write is the parent's fault.

I would not assume all parents are capable of teaching their kids to read. I would not assume all parents have much time with their kids. I do think a lot of underprepared people become parents. In any case, as numerous other people have said, whether it is the parents' fault or not makes little difference to the uneducated children. If the purpose of this lawsuit is to draw attention to the problem, I'm OK with that, but there is no likelihood that there will be any significant improvement as a result of any legal remedy, so if that's what the ACLU is after they are wasting their time.