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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ It certainly is an interesting approach to consider.  Maybe the numbers are not exact, but the basic analysis strongly suggests a problem.[/quote]

no, the numbers show nothing of the sort. the census undercounts poor black kids by almost 9%. the annual census projections are esimates with a margin of error. dcps may under or over count its own numbers. the article id 100% horse shit and shame on anyone who thinks it is has an iota of credibility. [/quote]

The undercounts are no longer that high, and they are much worse for kids under 4. see table 4 with undercounts of kids by race since 1940: https://www.census.gov/srd/papers/pdf/ssm2014-03.pdf Agree on margin of error but not as much on undercount.

Also, DCPS/charters probably have an *over*count incentive since that is how they are paid, right, per pupil?[/quote]

No, the undercount is still very significant particularly for inner city black kids ie a huge chunk of DC. the daily caller screed is ludicrous. [/quote]

A big chunk that still leaves a big chunk of non-poor blacks.  Even if the city were 100% low-income poor blacks, it wouldn't erase all of the 11% discrepancy the article calculated.

Where is your data? Why are you so adamant in insisting there's no problem against the observation of many (even aside from the scary Daily Caller)?[/quote]

it's just so transparently hackish to literally steal your article from DCUM and do literally no background research and declare that 11% of DCPS students are from MD based on the census projections. I am certain there is some fraud but daily caller is risible. [/quote]

I'm the census poster & I 10,000% agree they should have called a demographer or statistician before quoting an anonymous board. Oh well.[/quote]

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