tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post3237861048271255201..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Racial Disparities in Special EducationRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-89259782412265716342011-10-10T21:27:46.923-04:002011-10-10T21:27:46.923-04:00Regarding point 3, there is a lot of evidence that...Regarding point 3, there is a lot of evidence that racial achievement gaps exist independent of other demographic factors. The <a href="http://mckinseyonsociety.com/downloads/reports/Education/detailed_achievement_gap_findings.pdf" rel="nofollow">McKinsey Achievement Gap report</a>, for example, points out that test scores for non-poor blacks are lower than scores for poor whites. There may be other disparities at play, but race does seem to be a factor in why our schools don't educate students of color as well as they do white students.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605093531384763600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-31940853873738982002011-10-06T14:20:42.823-04:002011-10-06T14:20:42.823-04:00Don't shoot the messenger, scary enough I thin...Don't shoot the messenger, scary enough I think I understood what she was saying, and I especially like the emphasis on PD, positive behavior interventions, and continue analysis of implementation...disporportionality is a real problem at this district. Either a kid is in or out in this district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-54017913890019355902011-10-06T10:14:39.902-04:002011-10-06T10:14:39.902-04:00Thank you for all this digging and clarifying!
In...Thank you for all this digging and clarifying!<br /><br />In order to have more parental and taxpayer involement, the district has to (or we have to) find a way to make this a parental and taxpayer concern. This seems to be the wall that seems so impossible to climb - if your child does well, this is not your concern, if you don't have a child in the system, this is not your concern, etc... I feel the district had an opportunity here (and elsewhere) to educate about why this is eveyone's concern and botched it by (in this case) sending out a letter of gobilty gook. <br /><br />So I truly appreciate your taking the time to explain what this letter means - perhaps AAPS should copy and send out what you have written to the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com