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Kerry claims HS graduation rate is at 47%

Published on February 1, 2006 By singrdave In US Domestic

From today's Drudge Report:
Sen. John Kerry claimed this morning on NBC TODAY that 53% of America's children do not graduate from high school: a claim that raised eyebrows in the NBC control room, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

Kerry made the comments after host Katie Couric asked the former presidential candidate about Bush's State of the Union call to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.

COURIC: He wanted to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.

KERRY: That's terrific. But 53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school. Kids don't have after-school programs. He didn't ask America to sacrifice anything to achieve great goals and the biggest example is making the tax cut permanent for the wealthiest people in America. The average American struggles to find time to take carry of families, working two or three jobs. It's a disgrace. He did not tell the real state of the union.

Kerry's 53% claim conflicts with a recent press release from the U.S. Census Bureau: "High School Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High".

And the Census Bureau's own website states: 85.9 Percent Of Americans Aged 20-24 Are High School Graduates.
(U.S. Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov , Accessed 2/1/06)

Pure comedy, coming from the Democratic leadership.

Comments (Page 2)

Ronald Reagan

on Feb 02, 2006

We conservatives must set Kerry straight. We're proud of our 16% dropout rate. That's 1-in-6!

singrdave

on Feb 02, 2006

Inexcusable blunder even though he probably confused it with stats on minority graduation within urban areas.

If ya don't know something, don't make something else up. It's not a sin to say "I don't know"! :

high school grad

on Feb 03, 2006

is high school really that tough? I graduated by spending a little time doing homework along with a part time job.

i think you would actually have to put effort into not graduating. skip classes, turn in nothing, and fool your parents or guardians
into thinking that nothing was wrong for 4 years. maybe spend some time in jail.

graduating from high school is easy.

it's all the parts after that are hard.

singrdave

on Feb 03, 2006

is high school really that tough? I graduated by spending a little time doing homework along with a part time job.

Good for you! Congratulations. Yes, life does not get any easier... trust me. I'm 35 and I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

So if you're still here, what was the grad rate for your HS seniors? John Kerry claims it was in the 47% range. Hopefully you can elaborate on this.

singrdave

on Feb 05, 2006

I would think you'd have to look to the worst areas to find even urban 'minority' schools that have a 53% dropout rate.

Kerry did not qualify his statement. He said "But 53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school." He didn't say that was some areas, or even that it was for underprivileged youth or anything. His was a blanket statement that was an out and out inaccuracy. And I am confident that it was not on accident.

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