I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. So that's what should be measured.

I can see you have had no experience in the past ten years with hiring
personnel. It is a rarity when you can find one who can properly fill out
an application. Oh, yes, I know when you're hiring someone for cleanup or
menial job positions that you don't need an English major, but it is nice to
have someone who can spell and tell you what ten percent of ten is without
having to use a computer for a minute, then come up with a guess.

Steve