Who controls public education?
Democrats. Unions. Corrupt politicians. Stop complaining about
school closings and begin to open schools that work.
If
Only 10% of 8th-Grade Black Boys in America Can Read Proficiently, Why
Are Schools Across America Closed on Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday?
2011 Reading Levels of 8th-Grade
Black Males
from the Lowest-Performing
Large American School Districts*
City\Percentage of 8th-Grade Black Males Proficient in Reading*
Milwaukee - 3%
Cleveland - 3%
Detroit - 5%
Washington (D.C.) - 6%
San Diego - 7%
Dallas - 7%
Baltimore City - 7%
Chicago - 9%
Jefferson County, (KY) - 9%
Atlanta - 9%
Los Angeles - 9%
Philadelphia - 9%
Austin - 9%
Houston - 9%
Hillsborough County (FL) - 9%
Boston - 10%
Miami-Dade - 11%
Charlotte - 12%
New York City - 13%
Only 10% of 8th-grade Black males in the United States read at or above a proficient level.* For those of us who are math challenged, that means, on average, that if you count any 10 Black males in your city, only one of them reads at a proficient level. If you count 100, only 10 of them read at a proficient level. In Milwaukee and Cleveland, only 3 out of 100 young Black men read at or above a proficient level. With statistics like this, why are the schools closed on Dr. King's birthday?
* Source: Minority Students and Public Education by Dr. Michael Holzman — with Juan Newsome and Stephanie Jones.
2011 Reading Levels of 8th-Grade
Black Males
from the Lowest-Performing
Large American School Districts*
City\Percentage of 8th-Grade Black Males Proficient in Reading*
Milwaukee - 3%
Cleveland - 3%
Detroit - 5%
Washington (D.C.) - 6%
San Diego - 7%
Dallas - 7%
Baltimore City - 7%
Chicago - 9%
Jefferson County, (KY) - 9%
Atlanta - 9%
Los Angeles - 9%
Philadelphia - 9%
Austin - 9%
Houston - 9%
Hillsborough County (FL) - 9%
Boston - 10%
Miami-Dade - 11%
Charlotte - 12%
New York City - 13%
Only 10% of 8th-grade Black males in the United States read at or above a proficient level.* For those of us who are math challenged, that means, on average, that if you count any 10 Black males in your city, only one of them reads at a proficient level. If you count 100, only 10 of them read at a proficient level. In Milwaukee and Cleveland, only 3 out of 100 young Black men read at or above a proficient level. With statistics like this, why are the schools closed on Dr. King's birthday?
* Source: Minority Students and Public Education by Dr. Michael Holzman — with Juan Newsome and Stephanie Jones.
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