The Sun-Sentinel reports that the Palm Beach County School Board is being sued by the ACLU (on behalf of parents and students, of course) for "failing to provide students with a high-quality education guaranteed under the state constitution".  The ACLU cites low graduation rates as the major cause of the lawsuit.  Depending on whose calculation method is used, graduation rates range from 71.8% (using the state method of calculation) to the ACLU's 58.1% calculation.  Taken from the Sun-Sentinel story:"By any measure, the graduation rates in Palm Beach County are evidence of an inadequate school system," the suit states. "And, the consequences for the students and the county are devastating as those who leave school without even a high school diploma are significantly less able or likely to share in the American dream."Taken at face value, the statistics do not lead directly to "evidence of an inadequate school system." ...(Read Full Post)