JJ said:If you go to the Georgia department of education web site,
you will see a disturbing statistic. Atlanta City Schools
(mostly Black) have the lowest test scores in the State.
Cite please. I just did so, ended up on the Georgia School
Council Institute site, and on 4th grade tests, Dougherty,
Macon, Dooly, Stewart, and Talbot Counties had worse scores
on all 3 CRCT tests. Probably others as well; I only looked
at 8 counties
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the percentages passing the state tests.
In 6th grade CRCT, Macon county was worse than Atlanta
on all 3 tests, and Dooly was worse on 2 of 3. In 8th
grade CRCT, Dooly did worse on all 3 tests, Terell was
tied on 1 test and worse on the other 2, and Macon was
worse on 2 of 3.
On the MGWA, Terell, Macon, Randolph, Warren and Talbot
scored worse, while Dougherty and Dooly counties were tied
with Atlanta.
On the GHSGT, Terell, Macon, Stewart, Warren, and Talbot
scored worse on all 4 tests. On the GHSWT, Terell, Macon,
Warren, Talbot, and Randolph scored worse. On the SAT, 7 of
the 8 counties scored worse than Atlanta for average score.
Quoted message said:But guess what, they have the highest per student
expenditure. Now why does a public school system that is
mostly black spend more money per student BUT has some of
the LOWEST test scores???
Among other reasons, because "money per student" includes
other things besides education costs. Cafeterias, school
buses, etc. are part of school costs.
Quoted message said:A mostly white school system (Fayette County) south of
Atlanta (A product of white flight) has the HIGHEST test
scores in the State and guess what? It spends 30 percent
LESS per student?
Fayette County (which is 16% black BTW) has only 9% of its
kids eligible for poverty programs, like reduced price
lunches, which cost a good deal of money. Atlanta has 71%
eligible. Macon County has 82% eligible. Dooly county has
85% eligible.
Title I Poverty programs spend around $1000/kid in the
schools in poverty. A district with most of the kids in
Title I schools, like Atlanta or Macon, will spend $1000 per
kid more just for that one program.
In addition, rich kids have substantial advantages in
education. More highly educated parents, more books in the
home, more resources for dealing with problems that arise in
childhood that can interfere with education.
Quoted message said:Any ideas why this is so????
See above. It isn't so.
Quoted message said:It is obvious throwing money at the problem doesn't work.
What is the problem?
It isn't race, as some would claim.
Barrow County, at 12% black, is more white than Fayette
County, but gets worse scores. They have 36% eligible for
free lunches. Banks County is only 3% black, and 55%
eligible for free lunches. Bremen City is only 7% black and
13% eligible for free lunches.
Of those, on the 4th grade tests, Banks County scored below
the state average on 2 of the 3 tests, and below Atlanta in
Math, beating Atlanta by only 1% in English.
lojbab
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