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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are black and Latino kids being denied access? [/quote]

Read the darn Metis report. (Your taxes paid for it, the least you can do is try to get your money's worth out of it.) You can do a search on "barriers to access", if you don't want to read the whole thing.[/quote]
Here's a great example of the type of reasoning contained in the Metis report:

"[u]Data on applications and acceptances[/u] to elementary centers and secondary magnet and application programs [u]show that[/u] Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, Limited English Proficient (LEP), special education, and low-income students [u]are less likely[/u] than White, Asian, and higher income students [u]to be selected and enroll in these programs[u]. [b][u]As a result[/b][/u], Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, LEP, special education, and low-income students [u]are underrepresented[/u] in academically selective programs when compared with districtwide enrollment data."

Seriously, just apply some simple logical reasoning to the quoted text. They argue in the first sentence that data on applications and acceptances shows that certain groups are less likely to be selected and enroll. As a result, these groups are underrepresented.

So the reason for the underrepresentation of these groups in the program is that... wait for it... data shows these groups are selected and enroll less. Circular reasoning at its best.[/quote]

The underlying assumption which is assumed common sense is that group normals would be the same if without social discrimination. And this theory only applies when it comes to mental power. [/quote]

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