Our Schools are Failing - It's the Teachers' Fault

edgeblog.net — Yesterday, a study was release that showed nationwide dropout rates are 1 in 4. In 17 of the country?s 50 largest cities, the dropout rate is 50%. In California, 24% of adults cannot read. 47% of the schools in California fail to meet their Academic Performance Index goals as mandated by law. The teachers are to blame. Here is why. Oct 25, 2008 View in Crawl 4