<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Idiocracy on Duly Noted</title><link>https://noted.jsrowe.com/tags/idiocracy/</link><description>Recent content in Idiocracy on Duly Noted</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:33:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://noted.jsrowe.com/tags/idiocracy/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>new index dropped - math index to measure transcripts vs actual performance</title><link>https://noted.jsrowe.com/new-index-dropped-math-index-to-measure-transcripts-vs-actual-performance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:33:05 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://noted.jsrowe.com/new-index-dropped-math-index-to-measure-transcripts-vs-actual-performance/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At our campus, the picture is truly troubling. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of freshmen
whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school standards grew
nearly thirtyfold, despite almost all of these students having taken beyond the minimum UCOP-
required math curriculum, and many with high grades. In the 2025 incoming class, this group
constitutes roughly one-eighth of our entire entering cohort. A similarly large share of students
must take additional writing courses to reach the level expected of high school graduates, though this is a figure that has not varied much over the same time span.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>