City students less likely to graduate than suburban kids - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Students in urban public school districts are less likely to graduate from high school than those enrolled in suburban districts in the same metropolitan area, according to research presented Tuesday.
The report by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center found that about 75% of the students in suburban districts received diplomas, but only 58% of students in urban districts did.
In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the gap was even wider, with 78% of students in suburban districts and 57% of those in city districts graduating. Just 45% of the students in the Los Angeles Unified School District completed all four years of high school successfully, compared with the national graduation average of 70%.
Gosh, what a mystery. What could possibly explain this huge disparity?
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Bill, in the past you’ve posted a couple of video blog clips. Judging from them, you’re a white man who grew up before the Civil Rights movements of the 1960s. It’s not surprising that you can’t see the answer: a fish doesn’t think about water, after all.
Racism is the primary cause of failure amongst our inner-city youth. With no local work opportunities except those that are unlawful under laws that they did not write, our Youth of Color see that the system is rigged so that they cannot get ahead, and wisely choose not to participate.
Money is the secondary cause of failure. The numbers are clear on the correlation between money and educational achievement. Until more money is taken from those who have worked the system for their own benefit and put into the inner-city schools, our Youth are working under a double handicap.
Truth to power, Brother.
As a side note, see what your tax dollars are capable of accomplishing under a compassionate Democrat leadership. Remember, it’s For The Children ™.
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We can always force the NBA and NFL to expand, providing more career opportunities for inner-city youth. Since those organizations recruit from powerhouse colleges, we need the NCAA to allow more scholarships so inner-city youth will have more incentive to graduate from high school. It’s not just about recognizing the problems, we have to provide solutions.