FAILING GRADE: Michigan schools report card: Not good

Fewer high schools in Michigan made adequate progress toward meeting requirements of federal No Child Left Behind laws, the state reported Friday.

In the last school year, 489 high schools didn't made adequate progress, up from 399 in 2005-06. Fifteen of the schools have been closed by their local districts.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan said the results weren't surprising because the state raised the standards to graduate from high school.

"We are seeing a momentary lag as we prepare for greater success down the road," he said in a news release. "The reforms we've put into place need time to work."

Let's hope that's the case. In any event, this merely reinforces my belief in homeschooling. Michigan is a great state to homeschool in.

Speaking of which, this week saw the 100th Carnival of Homeschooling. Check it out.