The test scores rose for six years. Last year, for some reason, they were flat. It was a statewide issue but they stayed flat. Oh yes, speaking of statewide, test scores for the state increased statewide since Katrina as well. In most cases those scores were well below pre-Katrina and have basically come up to that level.

In other words, it’s hard to ascribe it to charter schools when it’s a state-wide phenomenon.

Re the case, here’s the thing. The charter schools are heavily segregated, to an extent not allowed in public schools. And those test scores and other results just happen to be wildly divergent with the wealthier and white-dominated schools doing better. How much better? The average “meets basic and above” for New Orleans is 67%. In those schools it’s 85%.

That little excuse you used, DF? That “it’s just the black students have difficulty meeting application standards due to social and culture reasons” thing? Did you really think about it, how racist that sounds? Did you think at all that even when application standards vary, educational material and support should be aimed at getting the whole system to have equivalent graduation rates? That maybe even taking the effort to help the kids who are suffering from worse backgrounds succeed might be a good thing for us all?

Did you realize you echoed some of the worst of the racist remarks of pre-segregated schools and responses to Brown?

If not, maybe, please, you could do so?