Let me tell you one thing that makes you look good when all the scores go up. So you just lower the goals so that you can show that your scores are high. We could have a 100% graduation rate tomorrow. Lower the standards dramatically, right? Everybody graduates. We've got to push back against a system that is undermining our kids future. Ryan Walters, my friend, you are finally here. We can peek behind the curtain because you are no longer in official capacity. (00:46–00:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that lowering educational standards could artificially increase graduation rates.
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