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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A recent study in Boston concluded they are.  I have never seen statistics like this.

From the article:    district analysis of the program found that more than 70 percent of students enrolled in the program were white and Asian, even though nearly 80 percent of all Boston public school students are Hispanic and Black. There's been a lot of inequities that have been brought to the light in the pandemic that we have to address," Cassellius told GBH News. "There's a lot of work we have to do in the district to be antiracist and have policies where all of our students have a fair shot at an equitable and excellent education

https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/02/26/citing-racial-inequities-boston-public-schools-suspend-advanced-learning-classes

This is the link:  https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/02/26/citing-racial-inequities-boston-public-schools-suspend-advanced-learning-[/quote]

Everything is racist.

Next question.[/quote]

I agree with you. However, you forgot that besides being racist everything is also transphobic and lgtbiqxyz phobic and fascist too. [/quote]

Wow, I think you’re lending credibility to the argument you’re trying to discredit. [/quote]

Is the color/ethnic background of the children the only difference between who gets in and who doesn't, or are there other factors?

How many of these factors are within the control of the school system (school boards, central offices, principals, teachers, teacher's aides etc.) and how many are not?

How impactful are the factors that the school system controls vs. the ones that they don't?

Has the school system done it's best with what they control?[/quote]

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