School residency cheaters investigated
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Anonymous
"This report includes a high-level review of the issue of the undercount of children age 0-4 in censuses and surveys. " https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2014/demo/2014-undercount-children.pdf |
Anonymous
"Persistent undercount of young children, ages 0 to 4, in the decennial census" "4.6% net undercount in 2010, nearly 1 million young children" "Children under the age of 5 were especially likely to be missed in the 2010 Census, with a net undercount of 4.6 percent" https://www2.census.gov/census_2020/pmr_materials/2016-04-12/PrePMR%20The%20Undercount%20of%20Young%20Children.pdf It appears that for age groups from 5 to 9 and 10 to 17 there is not a significant under count. Probably because school age children have to intersect with the government for purposes of public school and immunizations. |
Anonymous
The 5 to 10 age group gets under counted too http://www.nonprofitvote.org/children-and-the-census/ "In the 2000 Census, the net undercount of children under 10 years old was 1 million; children under 5 account for over three quarters of this. The report notes a more pronounced discrepancy in rates of undercounted minority children. In 2000, black males under age 5 were missed at a rate of 5.3 percent, compared to 3.3 percent for non-black males in this age group. Among females, blacks under age 5 were missed at a rate of 5.4 percent, compared to 3.8 percent for non-blacks in this age group. There are several factors that explain the high undercount of young children: Young children are more likely to live in households with 7+ occupants, which make it difficult to complete the census form with spaces for only six names; children are also more likely to live in places characterized as hard to count, including rental units, mobile homes, and complex households with adults other than parents. Looking ahead to the 2010 census, prospects for an accurate count of children do not look promising, as there has been an increase in the proportion of young children from minority populations from previous years, there are more children living with undocumented residents than in previous years, and an estimated two million children will be affected by the housing crisis which will add to the complexity of getting an accurate count." |
Anonymous
That is still saying that 750,000 children that are under counted are under the age of 5 and that nationwide 250,000 are under counted from aged 5-10. Still worth considering the complex issues of D.C. with housing and poverty. Take the highest missed rate of 5.4% for a population under 5. Would it be safe to assume that the missed rate for children ages 5 to 10 would be at least half? Like a missed rate of 2.5%. |
Anonymous
| Don't forget that the census is an *estimate* with a sizeable margin of error. DCPS enrollment stats are an actual count. Apples, oranges. Next! |
Anonymous
Where do you work and what is your profession where people speak so boldly about their personal lives- multiple people especially. |
Anonymous
| Where is the DCUM statistician to testify in the court of public opinion? |
Anonymous
How do you define primary? I have a friend who in my mind a built a child custody schedule with the best internet of their child in mind. The kid is with her an equal amount of time as with the father. She lives in DC. Father in Takoma, MD. By design, their homes are within walking distance, roughly a mile. She tried the immersion school lottery for two years with no luck. After striking out at the DCPCS lottery, father enrolled the kid in Takoma PArk elementary using his address. By right, the kid could have attended either DC or MOCO public schools. Oh and they take turns every other year as to who will claim the kid on the tax return. |
Anonymous
I work in SE DC in a social services profession. |
Anonymous
Are you kidding? So you really think there is no residency cheating? Give me a break. If our council actually did anything, I would love it so school enrollment is tied to a tax return. No more fake pay stubs, leases, etc. I would also eliminate the schools as responsible for registering students. |
Anonymous
| What if they let bounty hunters find residency cheaters? If DC saves 30k, maybe they can pass along 10k to the bounty hunter. I think it's a great idea! |
Anonymous
I bet I would make 100k EASY. |
Anonymous
| Does DC get federal subsidies for enrollment? If so, maybe that's a driver. |
Anonymous
Of course there are incidents of cheating. But there is no evidence of significant cheating and plenty of evidence of people with other agendas pushing this story. |
Anonymous
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What "evidence" of "other agendas" do you think you see?
Sounds like you're just trying to shoot the messenger. |