Por Que? Why do we tolerate the Latino achievement gap?
Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in New York City, accounting for 32.6% of the 16-24 population and 34.1% of the under 16 population in New York City. Yet: 13.7% of Latino youths ages 16-24 are neither enrolled in school nor employed, what sociologists call “disconnected.” 44.4% have less than a High School diploma....
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The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
In case you were wondering about NYC’s record gains in education test scores, the miracles became mirages last week. Reprinted from the NY Daily News (8/1/10), in its entirety: The sound of bubbles bursting: Student gains on state test vanished into thin air BY Diane Ravitch Every year for the past four years, the New...
Suspect Improvements
New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids? [L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported...
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Chancellor Klein and Rev. Al on Closing the Achievement Gap
Chancellor Klein joined Reverend Al Sharpton this week to discuss efforts to close the racial achievement gap separating black and Hispanic students from their white and Asian peers. “We cannot continue to accept that barely half of the country’s black and Hispanic students are graduating from high school, or that white children can read at...
