83% of NYC Graduated High School Students Fail College Exams

About 83% of students entering City University of New York community colleges last year failed placement exams and had to take remedial courses in reading, writing or math - and most graduated from city high schools, records show.Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/09/01/2008-09-01_many_entering_cuny_students_failed_place-2.html#ixzz0JIm7JWT5&C
The above paragraph is from an article in the New York Daily News. I went in search of it after I heard Mayor Bloomberg taking credit for the dropout rate and graduation rate being so much better in New York City.
The Mayor is doing a poor job of preparing our youth for higher education yet he takes credit for them passing tests. The tests get easier every year and the kids are just taught to pass the tests. Once they have to think for themselves they are in trouble because the Mayor's policy is to pass a test and not to learn.
My hope is that the Mayor does not get control of the schools again but I know he will because he keeps people blinded with his fancy ads and odd lack of courageous leaders to stand up to him.