"...in analyses of long-term data published in recent months, researchers are finding that while the achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed significantly over the past few decades, the gap between rich and poor students has grown substantially during the same period.
“'We have moved from a society in the 1950s and 1960s, in which race was more consequential than family income, to one today in which family income appears more determinative of educational success than race,' said Sean F. Reardon, a Stanford University sociologist. Professor Reardon is the author of a study that found that the gap in standardized test scores between affluent and low-income students had grown by about 40 percent since the 1960s, and is now double the testing gap between blacks and whites."
I think affirmative action should be based on economic need. In our country, green matters more than any other color. iI you have lots of money, no one cares what your skin color is, and if you have no money, well...no one really gives a s**t about you at all.
Racism exists, but more and more we see that someone's skin color isn't as critical as someone's credit score, and the content of someone's wallet is often important than their character.
Wages have been stagnant since the 1970s! It doesn't serve the interests of those who want to keep us bickering over the trickle-down crumbs that never came: People united by poverty instead of divided by race will demand an equal share.
As an ex-teacher in very poor school areas, I totally agree. The worst example I can offer from experience is: I was assigned to a school in MS. The school qualified for Title 1 funding. That meant extra funds for equipment for the school. Our Principal used the money. He had a building built to house the equipment purchased by the funds. Then he assigned those who could have use of that equipment by their grades from classes. But it was "excellent grades" only A students, if one had a student who needed help, they were not allowed in the building.
Guess which students made the list?
Public schools have failed... but they're free! I'm not rich by any means, but my kids are educated because I sacrifice to send them to private schools. It's not about rich and poor... it's about parents who care, teachers who care (and can teach), decent curriculum, and accountability. Public schools could be great, they spend way more per child than my private school costs. You have to ask why? It's not money, it's not about race.
Does it hurt to go from, "I'm not rich by any means, but my kids are educated because I sacrifice to send them to private schools" to "It's not about rich and poor...it's about parents who care" in the very next sentence?
The minimum wage is $7.25/hour - for a maximum possible wage of $15,000 *gross* per year.
So it's not that a parent making minimum wage wants to send their kid to go to a private school that costs more than they gross a year, it's that those parents simply don't care about their children.
"New York spent more on its public school students than any other state — an average of $18,126 — during 2009, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau."
nygenxerFeb 10, 2012Buried
"...in analyses of long-term data published in recent months, researchers are finding that while the achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed significantly over the past few decades, the gap between rich and poor students has grown substantially during the same period.
“'We have moved from a society in the 1950s and 1960s, in which race was more consequential than family income, to one today in which family income appears more determinative of educational success than race,' said Sean F. Reardon, a Stanford University sociologist. Professor Reardon is the author of a study that found that the gap in standardized test scores between affluent and low-income students had grown by about 40 percent since the 1960s, and is now double the testing gap between blacks and whites."
I think affirmative action should be based on economic need. In our country, green matters more than any other color. iI you have lots of money, no one cares what your skin color is, and if you have no money, well...no one really gives a s**t about you at all.
Racism exists, but more and more we see that someone's skin color isn't as critical as someone's credit score, and the content of someone's wallet is often important than their character.
Wages have been stagnant since the 1970s! It doesn't serve the interests of those who want to keep us bickering over the trickle-down crumbs that never came: People united by poverty instead of divided by race will demand an equal share.
upnorthgirlFeb 10, 2012Buried
nygen- so agree that green matters more than any other color. Great comment
u2canfailFeb 10, 2012Buried
As an ex-teacher in very poor school areas, I totally agree. The worst example I can offer from experience is: I was assigned to a school in MS. The school qualified for Title 1 funding. That meant extra funds for equipment for the school. Our Principal used the money. He had a building built to house the equipment purchased by the funds. Then he assigned those who could have use of that equipment by their grades from classes. But it was "excellent grades" only A students, if one had a student who needed help, they were not allowed in the building.
Guess which students made the list?
chassupFeb 11, 2012Buried
Public schools have failed... but they're free! I'm not rich by any means, but my kids are educated because I sacrifice to send them to private schools. It's not about rich and poor... it's about parents who care, teachers who care (and can teach), decent curriculum, and accountability. Public schools could be great, they spend way more per child than my private school costs. You have to ask why? It's not money, it's not about race.
reviewcitynetFeb 13, 2012Buried
It is a important factor of the life..even without studies it can be understood...
reviewcitynetFeb 13, 2012Buried
It is a important factor of the life..even without studies it can be understood...
verbigenusFeb 11, 2012Buried
wie überall in den westlichen Demokratien - außer den skandinavischen Ländern
nygenxerFeb 12, 2012Buried
Does it hurt to go from, "I'm not rich by any means, but my kids are educated because I sacrifice to send them to private schools" to "It's not about rich and poor...it's about parents who care" in the very next sentence?
The minimum wage is $7.25/hour - for a maximum possible wage of $15,000 *gross* per year.
So it's not that a parent making minimum wage wants to send their kid to go to a private school that costs more than they gross a year, it's that those parents simply don't care about their children.
kasha34Feb 12, 2012Buried
How the f**k much do you want?
"New York spent more on its public school students than any other state — an average of $18,126 — during 2009, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau."
http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2011/may/25/ny-state-spent-most-student-2009/