East Bay schools not serving minorities and low-income students well, new study says

05-23-2011

By Shelly Meron/Contra Costa Times

East Bay schools rank among the worst in the state when it comes to improving academic performance of African American, Latino and low-income students, according to a new study. The report by Education Trust-West, an Oakland-based advocacy group, graded 146 large school districts in California based on four components. The list shows sobering results for several East Bay districts, including Mt. Diablo, Berkeley, and Antioch. At the bottom, and with the only overall F grade, is the West Contra Costa Unified School District. "Across the board, the grades are very low, suggesting not only that students are performing low in (West Contra Costa), but they're not improving either," said Carrie Hahnel, director of policy and research at Ed Trust and a co-author of the study, published in April. (more...)

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