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What happened in California over the last 50 years to make math scores plummet ?

• micromacrofoot 4y ago
  Declining math scores can be tied almost entirely tied to economic disparity (which unfortunately tracks with race pretty closely). Rich kids are on track, poor kids are far behind. Unfortunately I don't expect these changes to impact that. It will likely take more rich kids out of public schools and further widen the gap.
  • JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > Rich kids are on track, poor kids are far behind The achievement gap is growing. Part of this is explained by union dynamics [1]. Part by California's elites caring less about addressing the gap than talking about it. [1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X211006357 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X2110063...
    • micromacrofoot 4y ago
      yuup > Altogether, this study provides some evidence that contract changes are associated with the educational opportunities of school districts’ diverse and economically disadvantaged students. Essentially, if you want to prioritize your child's education above all else, get them into the richest school district you can manage.