Question. If the basic standards are being lowered, wouldn't a more natural headline that conveys the most information (especially true for a click-bait world) be "NYS lowers minimum scores for student proficiency in math, English"?
Am I wrong in thinking that this headline is clearly and obviously written with an agenda to hide the impacts of one or more horrific policies?
Question. If the basic standards are being lowered, wouldn't a more natural headline that conveys the most information (especially true for a click-bait world) be "NYS lowers minimum scores for student proficiency in math, English"?
Am I wrong in thinking that this headline is clearly and obviously written with an agenda to hide the impacts of one or more horrific policies?
EDIT: The URL for this article is https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-york-lowers-bar-... indicating that it possibly was initially written in that way and then changed.