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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by wskinner on Thursday May 31, 2018 @04:23AM (#17194823)
Your claim is not true. If you factor out the most significant variable, some other variable becomes the most significant one.
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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by croon on Thursday May 31, 2018 @04:26AM (#17194837)
Yeah, maybe more expensive teachers, for example.
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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by toasterlovin on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:34AM (#17195789)
Or more talented kids.
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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by walshemj on Thursday May 31, 2018 @09:53AM (#17196286)
Richer or more connected parents maybe
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