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Low scores, high achievers—Lessons of one CA high school
- 09-20-2010
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Commentary by Oscar Servellon/New American Media Oscar Servellon, a recent MetWest graduate, will start at the University of California at Davis next year.
Test scores don’t reflect how well a school prepares students for college or the workforce. MetWest students may not test well on standardized tests, but we aren’t a bunch of low achievers. Our graduation rate is much higher than other schools in Oakland. Of this year’s senior class, 32 of 33 students graduated with me in June, and 28 students were accepted to four-year colleges. The remaining four will attend community college this fall because college is an integral component of the MetWest curriculum. In my case, neither of my two brothers pursued college, I will be the first in my family to attend college when I start at the University of California, Davis, this coming week. That’s because of MetWest. (more…)
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