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Berkeley High School should not cheat top students to lessen achievement gap
- 02-02-2010
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Editorial/Oakland Tribune
As is true in too many school districts throughout the state, Berkeley High School has a wide achievement gap between black and white students. Only 30.8 percent of black students are proficient in English and 31.3 percent in math. Just over 90 percent of white students are proficient in English and 87.1 percent in math. This disparity has existed for decades, which is why Berkeley voters approved a parcel tax in the 1980s to raise money for schools and reduce the achievement gap. About two-thirds of the funds go toward reduced class sizes. Most of the remaining money is used for science and arts programs and tutoring. Unfortunately, the additional spending has done little to reduce the achievement disparity. (more...)
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