https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017...t-into-college
An investigation by WAMU and NPR has found that Ballou High School's administration graduated dozens of students despite high rates of unexcused absences. We reviewed hundreds of pages of Ballou's attendance records, class rosters and emails after a district employee shared the private documents. Half of the graduates missed more than three months of school last year, unexcused. One in five students was absent more than present — missing more than 90 days of school.I'm sure it's far worse academically but sounds like the breeding ground for the administration to modify classroom test scores and likely modified standardized test answers. They probably even searched for colleges and filled out apps for the kids.
All in the name of "Yes we can." Laughable. I bet a lot of these kids don't even know how stupid they are, like WTF. No wonder they misspeak with so much self confidence and delusion.