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DhhD

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9. So he could say, there is great improvement because he lead the way for Charter Schools.

Reply to DhhD (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 01:29 PM

Jul 2014

That would be a huge rise from a 60% dropout rate to a 3% dropout rate. What grandeur this would be. He is off the normal by great amplitude; probably in to an irrational state of thinking, in my opinion.

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Dan Patrick incorrectly says Texas has 40 percent to 50 percent dropout rates in inner-city schools [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2014 OP

He was just channeling Jon Kyl, House of Roberts Jul 2014 #1

So he made up a statistic out of thin air? A republican? Nah randys1 Jul 2014 #2

Conservative Statistics erpowers Jul 2014 #10

Dan Patrick is both crazy and a liar Gothmog Jul 2014 #3

Amen brother! Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #6

Facts are unimportant to folks like Dan Patrick. He says he is against immigration but liked to Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #4

Incorrectly, misspoke,........................ SamKnause Jul 2014 #5

It's not a lie. It's a prediction, if he's elected. n/t n2doc Jul 2014 #7

Doing the math, that means .6 percent are unaccounted for in 2012 Texas. DhhD Jul 2014 #8

So he could say, there is great improvement because he lead the way for Charter Schools. DhhD Jul 2014 #9

I think he meant that... malokvale77 Aug 2014 #11

Pink Floyd was removed from the England over those words in that song. If only we could DhhD Aug 2014 #12

If only malokvale77 Aug 2014 #13