CFE vs. NY

It doesn't seem right that the CFE waited until the students reached high school to make the complaint that the state was not preparing the students for society. The students should have been evaluated all along as we do in Florida with the FCAT and other assessments. Where were the parents all this time? On the other hand, lots of these children, especially in lower socio-economic group from which most of them came, probably didn't have parents who could help. The courts should provide an educational guardian ad litem for those types of students from the very beginning. I actually mentor an 8-year old first grader who has reading problems. But is strictly voluntary and I think she should have a court-appointed mentor with regular weekly hours to work with her. It seems as though the board of education's standards must be extremely low to allow these students to graduate from high school with basically an eight-grade education. I think the board of ed. needs to work with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) when the families are obviously not able to help.