Despite the generally positive overall picture, the foundation also notes that for six of the 15 measures for which data on race are available, “Wisconsin’s racial disparities are some of the largest in the country.”
Those measures are:
- Low birth weight: 16.6% of Black children, 6.5% of white children.
- Failure to graduate high school on time: 29% of Black children, 6% of white children.
- Eighth graders who don’t score proficient in math on national assessments: 93% of Black children, 55% of white children.
- Child and teen deaths: 79 deaths per 100,000 Black children, 24 deaths per 100,000 white children.
- Children living in families with a high housing cost burden, meaning more than 30% of income is spent on housing: 44% of Black children, 16% of white children.
- Children living in high poverty areas: 30% of Black children, 1% of white children.
For the first three measures, the gap between Black and white children was the largest in the country. For the last three, it was the second largest behind Kansas, Arkansas and Michigan, respectively.
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adison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
