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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a little baffled by the test score discussion. I mean, don’t you realize that socioeconomics trump race when it comes to test scores? A black child with two parents who can afford a home in Bethesda or Kensington will thrive academically in local schools. Don’t compare that child to another black student in a lower-income area who might have a single parent who rents. Geez. [/quote]

You are assuming that socioeconomics trump race, but this often is not true. If you break down outcomes by income level the wealthy Black kids often do worse than poor White kids. The impacts of racism are severe and real.
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Show me the data from mcps—not aggregate data, but income and school specific.

I don’t see how a black child in a two-parent affluent home in Bethesda or Kensington performs worse than a low-income white kid in Aspen Hill.

Full disclosure: I attended private school K-12 in MoCo, and the blacks and latinas who came up with me are doctors and lawyers and successful leaders. Socioeconomics and prioritizing education matters. My kids attend mcps and have a diverse friend group. It’s readily apparent to me that their peer group is doing well (two-parent homes, involved parents, solidly UMC or legit affluent).

I wonder if negative subcultural norms hamstring black students? [/quote]

Why are you so willing to believe a narrative about "negative subcultural norms" when there is reams of data on the impact of racism in public education systems on Black kids?[/quote]

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