If the removal of standardized testing in 2021 was the real reason, then why is there a sudden spike of failure rates happening right now?

yobbo 16 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Testing was the annoying flood barrier. AI is the rainstorm that shows why it was necessary.

userbinator 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It takes time for students to work their way through the system.

	▲	acbart an hour ago \| parent [-]
		In the spring, but not the fall?

There's always a lag between cause and effect in education.

Works the other way too - if you introduce something positive in grade 1, you'll only see the results a few years later.

	▲	HanayamaTriplet an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If it's a lagging effect, then why is the year-over-year spike in failure rates happening not just in 1st/2nd year classes, but also in a 3rd/4th year class at the same time?