The SAT is a common measure of what was supposed to be learned in high school. As that dramatically falls, high school graduation rates go up?
No one is saying that the correlation should be exactly equal, even though the two followed each other nearly identically up until the mid 90s, but this divergence means that there were likely outside factors pushing things in opposite directions. 
Substantial_Ear_9721 on
Shiiiit, my gf is tarded and she’s an airline pilot now!
BBQShapeshifter on
A lot of educational institutions receive funding based on graduation rates. The higher the number of graduates, the more funding they receive.
But if the testing is too hard, less students graduate, and less funding comes in. How do you fix that? Make the tests easier!
Classic dumbing down of America in the pursuit of profits.
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didnt the scores change and its higher numbers now? would be hilarious if not taken into account here
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The SAT is a common measure of what was supposed to be learned in high school. As that dramatically falls, high school graduation rates go up?
No one is saying that the correlation should be exactly equal, even though the two followed each other nearly identically up until the mid 90s, but this divergence means that there were likely outside factors pushing things in opposite directions. 
Shiiiit, my gf is tarded and she’s an airline pilot now!
A lot of educational institutions receive funding based on graduation rates. The higher the number of graduates, the more funding they receive.
But if the testing is too hard, less students graduate, and less funding comes in. How do you fix that? Make the tests easier!
Classic dumbing down of America in the pursuit of profits.
didnt the scores change and its higher numbers now? would be hilarious if not taken into account here