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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by justin_vanw on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:16PM (#14965244)
Of course all kinds of people can land in these remedial classes if they are not prepared.

Now, I ask you, which schools do a better job of preparing students for college level work, the schools white kids get to go to or the schools black kids have to go to? If you are wondering, look at the AP classes offered at say Palo Alto high school vs Crenshaw high school:

http://schools.latimes.com/school/los-angeles/crenshaw-senio...

http://schools.latimes.com/school/palo-alto/palo-alto-high/

Highlights:

Proficient in Math: PA: 76% Crenshaw: 2.5% (not a typo)

Proficient in English: PA: 84% Crenshaw: 18%

Now, are you saying we shouldn't let bright kids from bad schools get into college?

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by michaelchisari on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:59AM (#14966156)
Palo Alto Avg. Income: $126,771

Inglewood Avg. Income: $43,394

Wouldn't it make sense to compare like-to-like, and choose two schools in areas with similar incomes?

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by orbifold on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @06:51AM (#14967312)
Just btw. but in Germany ~43,000$ would be considered a not too bad income, certainly not an income where one would expect people to have ~2.5% math proficiency.
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by michaelchisari on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:25AM (#14970057)
An average 1 bedroom in Inglewood ranges from $1350 to $1600 a month. An average 2 bedroom ranges from $1650 to $2000 a month.

Someone making $43k a year would end up with $2,667.51 a month as take home pay. This would not include health insurance, which could run anywhere from $100 to $400 a month (and potentially much, much higher).

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by posguy on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @07:30AM (#14967512)
Sure, but a drink in Germany isn't going to run me $7 to $12, it would be less than half that usually. In a major city in the US, your living standards on $43k a year will be much lower than in Germany.
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by Clubber on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:46PM (#14965381)
>Now, are you saying we shouldn't let bright kids from bad schools get into college?

Show me where I implied that.

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by justin_vanw on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:55PM (#14965427)
I was just using your technique of putting words in someone else's mouth, with a question mark at the end. See GP post.
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