[THREAD] 👇
In a district ~31% Black and ~42% Latinx, BLS enrollment is 7.5% and 12.5% respectively.
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tbf.org/-/media/tbf/re…
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The ISEE test (which determines 50% of admission) is in fact designed for private schools, and covers concepts outside of BPS (and Common Core) curriculum.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/joshuago…
thecrimson.com/article/2018/1…
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wgbh.org/news/education…
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wgbh.org/news/education…
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wbur.org/edify/2019/02/…
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What is lacking is the will of white and/or privileged Bostonians to acknowledge that these disparities are not the result of a meritocracy, but rather a designed inequity.
It’s up to those folks to examine who bears the costs for the current, inequitable system.
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