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So what’s new in DuhSantistan?

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  1. QGator2414

    QGator2414 VIP Member

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    LOL…

    You go to liberal source run right now by Kristen Scatton. I did not know who she was so I googled her and the first result a blog from 2018 on the midterms…

    Blog Archives

    Mind you the link you provided is an opinion based in different metrics they picked. Not “achievement” which you cited from thin air apparently. Kind of like those bumper stickers you must learn from.

    Try using reputable sources instead of your personal bumper sticker or a liberal opinion.

    Here is another far superior source for “academic achievement”…

    State Grades on K-12 Achievement: 2021 Map and Rankings

    Note this thread is about DeSantis and therefore Florida. It must be so miserable for some here to know how well we are doing.
     
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  2. jjgator55

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    ROTFL! You need to check your sources more carefully before casting stones. The contributors to your link go unmentioned, but a little digging showed they work for the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington based conservative think tank.
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  3. QGator2414

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    You want sources that look at places like…

    Student Groups and Trend Reports - State | NAEP

    And not a place that creates multiple metrics to create the answer they want.
     
  4. QGator2414

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    And the source I used (which went to sound achievement data) is dominated by democrats…

    Working At Education Week: Employee Reviews and Culture
     
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  5. jjgator55

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  6. QGator2414

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    LOL… scholarooooooo

    Another source that does not define its metrics as academic achievement as you cited with no source!
     
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  7. QGator2414

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    I will say this…quick google searches of your sources show that you are clearly one that wants to force others to pay for your education.

    Each one is about tuition forgiveness. These sources are not about providing the data on test scores.

    Pretty weak. Force those who choose not to go to college to pay for your inability to pay off your debt sources.
     
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  8. mdgator05

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    Did you just not read? They go through all of their 43 metrics.
     
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  9. QGator2414

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    They are a force others or pay for my student loan source. So yeah…I will stick with not needing 43 metrics to create the answer I want source.

    I like the liberal use test scores source much better.
     
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  10. mdgator05

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    Tuition forgiveness wasn't even part of their metrics, since it was a K-12 ranking. I think we can now confirm that you just didn't read it.
     
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  11. mdgator05

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    Yeah, you didn't read (they didn't even mention student loans in this). So yeah, next time, read. It will lead to you not being called out for clearly not having done so before criticizing a source.
     
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  12. QGator2414

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    A source based out of San Francisco that wants “free” scholarships for all is going to provide good data on academic achievement across all
    States…LOL!

    They need 43 metrics? No way test scores need to be diminished.

    Don’t get me wrong. These things are really hard to quantify. I will take my liberal source using NAEP over the let’s just wing it sources lol.
     
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  14. mdgator05

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    Okay. In all that time you spent googling them, you could have just read the report and then thought about the metrics. As I am not sure why employee count is an important metric here. But you do you (and by that I mean, avoid any information that you don't like).
     
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  15. jjgator55

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    I have no problem with student loan forgiveness. It’s an investment that pays back more than it costs. Like the old saying goes, if you think education is expensive, try ignorance. But then there are those (red state republicans) who are satisfied with mediocrity.
     
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  16. QGator2414

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    Of course you don’t. You don’t believe in paying back what you borrowed. You think those that did not go to college should be forced to help your inability to be responsible.
     
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  17. jjgator55

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    You’re making an assumption that anyone who takes out a student loan is unable to pay it back. The truth is college graduates earn 84% more than high school grads, so it’s those with the advanced degrees who are paying the bills. Further, the government shouldn’t be making money by charging interest.
    How does a college degree improve graduates’ employment and earnings potential? - APLU
     
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  18. QGator2414

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    No. I am defining your position. Which is that being irresponsible is okay because it is something you feel is owed to you and others.

    I fully understand most are responsible and pay their loans back. Most do understand the responsibility of borrowing money. Hence even dems saw how ridiculous bidens policy was forgive the loans on the backs of those that were responsible and those that chose not to attend school after graduating high school.
     
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    It should be noted that the company has absolutely nothing to do with student loans, nor with any sort of public policy around loan forgiveness. It is a service that helps people search for scholarships for college. Seriously, reading is important.
     
  20. QGator2414

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    Okay?

    No doubt we are now side tracked. But jj used the site to say academic achievement was poor in “red states”. Which is also side tracked from the point of this thread which is suppose to be on DeSantis and Florida.

    But you make another good point about how crappy the source jj used actually is…
     
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