Race in Schools
School’s Success Gives Way to Doubt, October 31, 2008, New York Times
Fraud suspected in troubled school’s testing turnaround.
Enrollment in Gifted Programs Shrinks in Wake of City Measures Meant to Widen Admissions, October 30, 2008, New York Daily News
New York City effort to make gifted program more “diverse” fails.
U.S. Dropout Picture Is Grim, Report Says, October 28, 2008, AP
More than 1 in 3 non-whites drop out of high school.
Fewer Blacks, More Whites Are Hired as City Teachers, September 25, 2008, New York Sun
It’s hard for NYC to find black teachers who can be certified.
Eyebrows Raised Over City School Policy That Sets 50% As Minimum Score, September 23, 2008, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Masking failing students’ level of failure.
Fast-Tracking Into Algebra Leaves Many Eighth-Graders ‘Misplaced’, September 23, 2008, AP
Many black, Hispanic eighth-graders shouldn’t take algebra.
Achieving Racial Balance in Education, September 11, 2008, Nicholas Stix, Uncensored
What “racial balance” means, and how it’s achieved.
Chicago Students Skip School in Funding Protest, September 3, 2008, AP
Funding, not race, to blame for achievement gap.
Schools’ Racial Makeup Divides San Juan Capistrano, September 3, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Neither Hispanic nor white parents want to achieve integration by bussing.
Separate. Equal?, August 28, 2008, Nashville Scene
Busing will end; blacks will suffer.
No Apology From Gwinnett Superintendent, August 26, 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia school superintendent says blacks are a discipline problem.
D.C. Tries Cash As a Motivator in School, August 26, 2008, Washington Post
DC will try program that didn’t work in New York.
Schools’ Cash-To-Kids Plan Doesn’t Pay Off, August 20, 2008, New York Post
Paying blacks, Hispanics to pass AP classes doesn’t improve scores.
School Spankings: Minorities Get More, August 20, 2008, AP
Blacks and American Indians twice as likely as to be paddled as whites.
At Inner-City LA High, Nearly 6 in 10 Drop Out, August 19, 2008, AP
90 percent immigrants; 58 percent dropout rate.
Cleveland Schools Struggle With Finding and Helping Potentially Violent Students, Study Reports, August 13, 2008, Cleveland Plain Dealer
White faculty “struggle to connect” with black students.
Hawaiian School’s Admission Fight Back in Court, August 7, 2008, Scotus Blog
Only one non-Hawaiian has ever attended the Kamehameha Schools.
Call for Chicago Students to Skip 1st School Day, July 29, 2008, AP
Black? Underachieving? Skip a day!
Why Do Asian Students Generally Get Higher Marks Than Latinos?, July 17, 2008, Los Angeles Times
It’s class size, poverty, resources, expectations. Ummm—anything else?
New Data Show Dropout Rate Much Worse, July 17, 2008, KGTV (San Diego)
In California, black dropout rate is 41.6 percent; 30.3 percent for Hispanics.
Thomas Jefferson High Changes Admissions Test, July 15, 2008, AP
Prestigious magnet school makes it easier for foreigners to get in.
At Magnet School, An Asian Plurality, July 7, 2008, Washington Post
Asians outnumber whites at Northern Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Gifted Programs in the City Are Less Diverse, June 20, 2008, New York Times
School administrators everywhere find it hard to locate gifted minority students.
Educators See Civil Rights Issue in Bad Schools, June 13, 2008, AP
Racial achievement gap “nation’s most pressing civil rights issue.”
The Resegregation of Seattle’s Schools, June 2, 2008, Seattle Times
Racial “balance” is a thing of the past.
Racial Conflicts Surface at Berkeley School, May 29, 2008, Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California)
Black parents upset that school won’t take “cultural learning differences” into account.
S.F. Schools Take On Racism, Classism, May 28, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Another hare-brained scheme to close the achievement gap.
Raza Studies Gives Rise to Racial Hostility, May 23, 2008, Tucson Citizen
History replaced by Hispanic propaganda and myth.
UMKC Education Program to Focus on Urban Ed, May 23, 2008, Kansas City Star
No more student-teaching in KC’s suburban schools.
New Report Examines Race, Gender Gaps in Academic Achievement, May 21, 2008, AXcess News
Blacks, Hispanics “not getting the education they deserve.”
Sent Home: The Suspension Gap, May 21, 2008, Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Blacks suspended 6 times as often as whites.
Bachelor’s and Beyond, May 20, 2008, Houston Chronicle
Nigerians top racial group in percentage that hold college and graduate degrees.
Idaho Student Says Teacher Tossed His Mexican Flag in Trash , May 8, 2008, AP
Teacher says “white kids” would have attacked Hispanic student.
Black Kids on Buses May Slip onto MPS Lore, May 5, 2008, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee ends forced busing; $57 million per year spent on a failed policy.
Catastrophe in Kansas City, May 2, 2008, AR Classic Article
A colossal failure in forced equality.
Official Apologizes for Black Student Meeting on Test Scores, April 21, 2008, AP
Principal wanted to meet with Hispanics separately, too.
Conn. Students To Get Cash For Passing AP Tests, April 16, 2008, AP
Mostly-minority school pays to increase enrollment in AP classes.
Behavioral Study on Students Stirs Debate, April 10, 2008, Washington Post
Moral-character data on race said to be “potentially damaging and hurtful.”
College Board Intends to Drop AP Programs in Four Subjects, April 7, 2008, Education Week
Courses dropped because non-whites don’t take them.
FCPS Cite ‘Morality Gap’, April 4, 2008, Fairfax (Virginia) Connection
Black and Hispanic students don’t show “sound moral character.”
Bad Rap on High School Graduation Rates, April 1, 2008, AP
In some cities, only one-third of students graduate.
Racial Disparity Follows Schools, March 25, 2008, The State (Columbia, South Carolina)
What happens when parents can choose where their children go to school.
Street Violence "Part of Achievement Gap" in Urban Schools, March 10, 2008, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For “urban youth” violence is a “mental health issue.”
Minorities, Poor Get “Highly Gifted” Lift, March 6, 2008, Denver Post
Making sure non-whites and whites are equally gifted.
Number of English Learners Decreasing in O.C. Schools, March 6, 2008,
But number of bilingual students increases.
Detroit Schools Grad Rate: 32%, February 25, 2008, Detroit News
School officials “convinced” that more black students graduate than study says.
Parents Express Frustration and Concerns About Forced Redistricting, February 20, 2008, Times-Picayune
Parents say they will incur huge debts rather than send children to mixed schools.
Chicago Looks to ‘Turnarounds’ to Lift Failing Schools, February 19, 2008, Christian Science Monitor
New approach: paint the place; fire the teachers; keep the students.
Ga. County Going to All Single-Sex Public Schools, February 19, 2008, AP
Latest desperate effort to raise black scores.
California Students Fare Well in AP Exams, February 14, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Except for blacks.