The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade

[Dan]

This paper describes basic facts regarding the black-white test score gap over the first four years of school. Black children enter school substantially behind their white counterparts in reading and math, but including a small number of covariates erases the gap. Over the first four years of school, however, blacks lose substantial ground relative to other races; averaging .10 standard deviations per school year. By the end of third grade there is a large Black-White test score gap that cannot be explained by observable characteristics. Blacks are falling behind in virtually all categories of skills tested, except the most basic. None of the explanations we examine, including systematic differences in school quality across races, convincingly explain the divergent academic trajectory of Black students.
Here's where I got the Info from:
 *http://ideas.repec.org/p/nbr/nberwo/11049.html*

[P J C]

I heard something like that.

[Shamgar]

It is ridiculous that you would post something like this. It is absolutely rascist trash!!!  You white people always putting the black man down.

[Dan]

It is ridiculous that you would post something like this. It is absolutely rascist trash!!!  You white people always putting the black man down.

  I hope you're joking!
           trying to hit 500 posts and not stepping on any toes is difficult... 

[Zionistforever]

It is ridiculous that you would post something like this. It is absolutely rascist trash!!!  You white people always putting the black man down.

  I hope you're joking!
           trying to hit 500 posts and not stepping on any toes is difficult... 

indeed, it is. and its not completly rascist if the statistics are completely true.

[Shamgar]

Sorry, hadn't seen a proper response from PJC yet so i thought I would pipe up in support of the Christian membership.  Yep I'm joking. However, you walk into any large organization and quote statistics like this and at the least you will be sent to sensitivity conditioning and possibly even fired for rascism.

The truth is no excuse. We know that from dealing with the muzzies.

[Shamgar]

It is ridiculous that you would post something like this. It is absolutely rascist trash!!!  You white people always putting the black man down.

  I hope you're joking!
           trying to hit 500 posts and not stepping on any toes is difficult... 

I try not to upset anyone with more than 1000 posts or more guns than White Israeli.

[Dan]

It is ridiculous that you would post something like this. It is absolutely rascist trash!!!  You white people always putting the black man down.

  I hope you're joking!
           trying to hit 500 posts and not stepping on any toes is difficult... 

I try not to upset anyone with more than 1000 posts or more guns than White Israeli.

    !

[zachor_ve_kavod]

In Toronto (where I'm from), they are creating a separate school system for black students.  The blacks feel that they would learn better in a segregated environment.  If this helps them learn, then I'm all for it, except I resent the fact that my tax dollars go to this program, which only they benefit from.