Re:Confessions of a College Professor: All the remedial clas...
by zdragnar on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @08:27PM
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There's a higher correlation of being black and poverty than some other races in the US. That higher poverty rate combined with some other social issues leads to lower levels of academic preparedness overall.
This is evident by the weights that universities used for affirmative action. Using white students as a basis for comparison, Asian students needed to get a higher SAT score, while black students had equal odds of admission with a lower score.
See also the number of k-12 schools with literally zero students performing at grade level, which tend to be concentrated in areas of higher poverty.
Assuming, as OP pointed out, that you want to bring in higher numbers of black students, there are two possibilities: for some reason, academically prepared students aren't going to college (less likely) and / or you need to lower the bar (more likely, and one I have personally witnessed).
This is evident by the weights that universities used for affirmative action. Using white students as a basis for comparison, Asian students needed to get a higher SAT score, while black students had equal odds of admission with a lower score.
See also the number of k-12 schools with literally zero students performing at grade level, which tend to be concentrated in areas of higher poverty.
Assuming, as OP pointed out, that you want to bring in higher numbers of black students, there are two possibilities: for some reason, academically prepared students aren't going to college (less likely) and / or you need to lower the bar (more likely, and one I have personally witnessed).