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I don't think it's meaningful to compare educational outcomes in states with large amounts of low-skilled immigration with the rest of the country. A quick look
by natrius 13y ago
I don't think it's meaningful to compare educational outcomes in states with large amounts of low-skilled immigration with the rest of the country. A quick look at education statistics will show you that outcomes are highly correlated with family income. Filter out[1] the schools in impoverished neighborhoods and you'll get a better idea of what kind of school your kids will go to.
[1] http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/filter/ http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/filter/
- anigbrowl 13y agoOh well, screw those poor people. They don't deserve proper education anyway. Who do they think they are?
- axus 13y agoI think he's saying: don't avoid Texas simply because of the number of poor people here.
- anigbrowl 13y agoI think he's saying that their situations shouldn't be included in evaluations of how well Texas is governed. Every place is well run if you ignore the parts that don't work well.
- notdrunkatall 13y agoHe's not saying that Texas is necessarily well governed; he's saying that it's a good place to live and start a business.
- rogerbinns 13y ago“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” John Steinbeck
- krichman 13y agoOr is it systemic? [1] http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jun/21/how-texas-inflicts-bad-textbooks-on-us/?pagination=false http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jun/21/how-tex...