2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining?

Re:2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining? by in_cahoots on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @02:32AM (#15439821)

In my city there are schools that are 80% white / Asian and schools that are 80% Latino / black. There’s almost nothing in between.

To go to one of the majority-white / Asian schools you need to live in neighborhoods where the houses are easily 3x the cost of the houses in Latino /black neighborhoods. There are few if any apartments to rent. These schools routinely have fundraisers where parents are asked to donate thousands of dollars to their specific schools. Stay-again-home mothers help teachers out in the classroom. There aren’t ESL classes, just Spanish or Chinese immersion classes.

So I wouldn’t be so sure that the schools don’t make a difference.

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Re:2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining? by cobookman on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @06:16AM (#15440654)

So it's not the schools fault, but California policies.

Thinks like housing, school districting, and sanctuary state.

I don't think it's fair to blame the teachers or education curriculum.

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Re:2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining? by in_cahoots on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @11:15AM (#15442468)

I’m not blaming the teachers for having to work with a lack of resources. And yes, you can place the blame upstream with policies, home prices, or something else. My point is merely that you can’t look at county-wide averages and say that children of all races receive the same education, as the OP was doing.

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