Half S.F. kindergartners not ready for school

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

Every year, San Francisco teacher Ann Marin watches wide-eyed kindergartners stream into classrooms on the first day of school.

Only about half are ready for the academic and social rigors they'll face that first year.

"Some kids come in and haven't held a pencil before," she said, demonstrating the fist grip those student use. "And other kids know the alphabet and can write their name."

Researchers who evaluated 447 of last year's kindergartners across the district found that while half lack at least some needed skills, 11 percent were deficient both academically and socially.

But,isn't San Francisco supposed to be such an enlightened,progressive,educated population? I guess not.I guess high taxes can't conquer the liberal problem of "education" in the Blue City.Will liberals blame George Bush and Dick Cheney for secretly running San Francisco?