7 ordspråk av Dan Montgomery
Dan Montgomery
(These) 529 plans really are pieces of (expletive) ... that are good in maybe 1 percent of situations, ... Hand my money over to bureaucrats? No thank you!
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[Granville had a 100 percent graduation rate for the 2003-2004 school year. Newark had 78.1, while all other county schools exceed 90 percent. The state's graduation rate is 85.9 percent.] We are by no stretch of the imagination happy with a 78 percent (graduation rate), ... The greatest single education issue we have to deal with is our drop-out rate.
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A high school diploma shows that a student has completed coursework (successfully) in all discipline areas, ... The GED (general education diploma) is a test of knowledge that shows you have the knowledge and can pass a test. It doesn't necessarily show work ethic.
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I know it's a struggle, ... But you still have to do it.
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If they can see the light at the end of the tunnel, they don't get frustrated and stick with us, ... We had some kids graduate in 2005 who in the past would not have made it.
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Is there apathy? At times, maybe. I think an awful lot of it comes down to priority of time, ... We're not talking about parents who don't care but parents who make a living so kids can have basic needs.
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Newark has a significant poverty level,
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