Along with good parents and good homes, and a good moral foundation, our schools are of great importance in assuring success for our most precious possessions: our children.
We all generally recognize that, as indicated by the fact that a very large part of our tax money is devoted to providing good educational opportunities for children.
So it is distressing that it was reported not long ago that “Fewer than half of all Hamilton County elementary and middle school students scored at or above grade level in math and reading … .” That’s according to an annual State Report Card.
Just think: Most of our local public schoolchildren are not accomplishing what they need to accomplish for their educational success!
Many subjects, from grammar school through college, are very important, but if many of our children can’t read well enough or do math well enough, “we” – and especially “they” – have a problem.