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You seem pretty ignorant about numbers. The percentage increases look fantastic because they are starting from a low base, but if you look at the raw numbers they aren't very good. It's great the numbers went up and I'm sure this will make a big difference in the lives of those children who may not have been identified otherwise but I had hoped for more.

17 more Hispanic kids got in than last year.
14 more FARMS kids got in than last year.

45 more non-FARMS kids got in than last year.
39 more non-Hispanic kids got in than last year.

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Let's look at the study, instead of just jumping to the "small numbers" explanation.

In 2015-2016, there were 707 applicants in the pool that the pilot study was done in, compared to 1,780 in 2016-2017. In 2015-2016, 12% and 21% of the applicants were Hispanic and FARMS, respectively. In 2016-2017, it was 20% and 32%. In 2015-2016, there were 115 selected candidates, compared to 174 in 2016-2017. In 2015-2016, 3% and 11% of the selected candidates were Hispanic and FARMS, respectively. In 2016-2017, it was 12% and 16%.

What about these results isn't good?

Will the pilot methods, by themselves, solve all problems? Of course not. But they're helping. [/quote]

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