Is Demography Still Destiny: AISR report looks at NYC demographics and college readiness
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In spite of a decade of efforts in New York City to expand high school choice and close achievement gaps, a new AISR study shows that demographics still stubbornly determine student success.
The portfolio district model adopted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York City is often held up as a national model for high school "choice," touted as the best way to reduce pernicious race- and income-based achievement gaps. According to this model, student demographics are “no excuse” for poor performance: teacher quality is the single most important determinant of student success.
But in spite of a decade of efforts by the New York City Department of Education to expand choice and ensure that the most disadvantaged students do not invariably attend the most disadvantaged schools, a new AISR study on college readiness shows that student demographics still stubbornly dictate destiny.
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> Demography & Destiny: College Readiness in NYC, City Limits (11/27/12)
> In NYC, "Demography Is Still Destiny," National Opportunity to Learn Campaign (11/9/12)
> Low-income students less prepared, study suggests, The Daily Free Press, Boston University (10/29/12)
> Study: Demography remains destiny in NYC despite school choice reforms, Washington Post: The Answer Sheet blog (10/26/12)
> Children Left Behind, NY Daily News editorial (10/25/12)
> NYC study: 10 years of choice has not altered link between demography, destiny, Philadelphia Public Schools Notebook (10/25/12)
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> How many students in your neighborhood graduate ready for college?, EdVox (10/24/12)
> Did NYC's "Portfolio District" Policy Reduce Educational Diparity?, Diane Ravitch's blog (10/24/12)
> Statistics show some teens not ready for college, ABC7 
(10/24/12)
> Study: Students From Low Income Neighborhoods Less Prepared for College, CBS New York (10/24/12)