>>13458143along with that, many people believe that "they're just not good at math/science/history," and thus don't put in that much effort and will be passed anyway. if they aren't allowed to go to the next grade, the school may lose funding which is what administrators don't want.
another thing to consider for K-12 is that each district/state has vastly different standards and demographics which changes how educated each student is. it'd be better to look at inner city nigger schools in georgia separately from a rural white school in utah.
