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[quote=Anonymous]Can we distill this? Kids from higher income homes tend to get higher scores on standardized tests, as do white AND asian kids. Lower income kids and black and hispanic kids tend to get lower scores. A ranking based on test scores, that does not adjust for race or income, will tend to show affluent, white/asian schools as "better" whether they are doing a better job of educating kids or not. A schooll that has above average scores by blacks and hispanics, and above average scores by whites and asians, but lower overall average scores becausei it has more blacks and hispanics, will do well in one measure but poorly in another. As a wise white man once said "Its arithmetic" Naturally someone trying to talk up the value of a house in a high SES white/Asian area (not necessarily lily white) has every incentive to suggest the unadjusted ratings are the best indicators. [/quote]
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