Letter Of The Day

Discussion among state legislators to allow Iowa student athletes to fail classes and still compete is ironic considering its source. It undermines the Iowa Board of Education’s attempts to increase standards and improve student achievement.

The irony is that this is coming from the same people who have been telling us for some time now that although Iowa ranks near the bottom in teacher pay, any increase in teacher compensation must be tied to improved student performance.

Insisting on increased achievement on the one hand while taking away a tool that educators could use to help achieve improvement at the same time is counterproductive and an example of micromanaging by politicians at its worst.
— Dennis Miller, Des Moines.

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