Monday, August 12, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg's Legacy Is That The Achievement Gap Is Wider Now Than When He Came Into Office.














Well, the results are in and the academic achievement gap between Asians and Whites on one hand and Blacks and Hispanics on the other  is now wider than in 2002 when Mayor Bloomberg took office.  Yes, that's right, not only has the Bloomberg Administration falied to close the academic achievement gap for the New York City students, but it has widened!

Based upon the 2013 State tests the academic achievement gap  between the Asian and White students and Black and Hispanic students has widened dramatically.  While all groups dropped,  It was schools that are in high poverty areas with an almost 100% minority population that dropped the most.  For example District 7 saw a drop of 64% in English and 75% in Math.  Citywide, black and Latino students showed a drop of 56% in English and over  a 60% drop in Math compared to an average of a 37% drop in English and a 50% drop in Math for all students.  That means that the drops for Asian and White students were much lower.

Overall the New York City 2013 proficiency levels are as follows.

English.............................Math

48%.................................61%............................Asian
47%.................................50%............................White
16%.................................15%.............................Black
16%.................................19%.............................Hispanic

That is an achievement gap that shows that Blacks and Hispanics are three times less likely to be proficent than Asians and Whites.

 In 2002, the proficiency levels were as follows:

 English............................Math

71%................................76%............................White
39%................................41%.............................Black
38%................................45%.............................Hispanic

Minorities werer less than twice as likely not to be proficient as Whites.

For the Mayor who has demonized teachers, ignored parents, disrespecting communities, and only cares about the 1%, his legacy in education is a failure with a wider student academic achievement gap when he leaves office then when he started,  The education Mayor, yeah right.



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3 comments:

Anti-Mayoral Control said...

...and now he cannot be the "stop and frisk" Mayor, either.

Anonymous said...

chaz:

I like the comparison. While it might be "apples and oranges" they both are fruit and the ratio is an appropriate use of the data.

The Mayor can spin it anyway he wants but the facts are that his education policy is a failure and the collateral damage are the students.

Anonymous said...

I guess its poverty. Not a good day for the education reform movement.