That is likely the case. We've certainly heard of much waste and incompetent leadership over the years under several different superintendents. But the fact is that they don't lack money. They just aren't spending it well. {QUOTE]Given the history of the institutionalized treatment of Blacks (i.e. Jim Crow Laws), it's my opinion that they'd be more succeptable to the idea that the system is tilted against them (which could be true in other cases). AA could be a crutch in that sense, but there's no denial to the social benefits a more diverse campus setting would bring. [/QUOTE] I should've posted the numbers for African-American and Hispanic men. They, IIRC, saw roughly the same drop. And neither male group saw a drop anywhere near as large as the drop for female African-Americans. I was wondering why Hispanic women were affected so much less than Hispanic (and African-American) men, while African-American women were affected to such a greater degree than African-American (and Hispanic) men. But I wasn't really clear with what I was wondering (mostly why African-American women were so hugely affected).
Hmmm, thats why all the mass killings have happened at inner city schools huh? I will admit that a typical inner city school lacks in some areas, but I don't think fear of violence is what's holding kids back, at least not in the HISD schools. Then again, mabye you don't feel that "fear" if you were raised in that community? Who knows. I just found the statement a lil offensive as I went all inner city schools and never felt threatened. Question, does anyone know how UT's top 10% rule comes into effect in HISD, where a lot of the high schools have seperate manget programs within the school? Just curious..... I can't speak for all of those schools, but I went to Washington, and most of the college bound minorities there were in the Engineering Program, and most of us did not want to stay in state for school. Those who stayed in state mostly went to PV or A&M.
There's a huge difference between a small group of students raising hell habitually and a kid taking a gun to school and shooting several people. Neither are good...but it's important to know the difference. Not trying to be offensive at all. Maybe you never felt threatened...but others likely did. When you talk to any education administrator, they will tell you that the violence in inner city schools is light years beyond that at the suburban schools. It is a unique challenge for those administrators, and hopefully a reasonable solution can be worked out. I know all of this because my mother works at an elementary school that serves the area around Acres Homes.
