[The Patriot] Recently, the Junior Certificate of Education exam results were released. Although they showed a small improvement on the previous year's results, they still make for dismal reading. And still barely 1% of candidates obtained an overall A grade; in contrast to the too many candidates who only achieved lower grades - D, E and U. And results in rural schools are even worse. Our public education system is in freefall, in the doldrums, and in shambles - it has dismally failed parents, teachers and pupils.
