Mississippi has the top 4th and 8th grade test scores in the nation

All the stupid kids dropped out by 8th grade

From the Thread on twitter

Demographically adjusted means

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adjusts for gender, age, race, ethnicity, free and reduced-price lunch status, special-education status, and English-language-learner status

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You can make numbers tell any story you want. I have zero confidence in this data. This is Tater Reeves looking for a larger office.

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Legitimately curious what adjustments are being made?

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Yeah, and why does it matter? Don’t they know that poor kids are just as bright as white kids?

If you look at the "unadjusted" scores, yikes, New Mexico is be shitte.

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I am pretty sure I know the answer, but how, exactly, do you adjust test scores for race?

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This sounds suspiciously like the subtle racism of lowered expectations.

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Legitimately curious what adjustments are being made?

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They’re comparing whites to whites, blacks to blacks, rich to rich, poor to poor, etc.

So compared to what their expected number would be based on racial and wealth based demographics they are outperforming the nation.

But as you can see taking that adjustment out other states are still significantly ahead.

Regardless, it’s a true credit to the state and their educators for showing that the baselines can be moved and that it is possible to break out of generational poverty and poor academic outcomes with the right plan.

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but how, exactly, do you adjust test scores for race?

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You remove the scores of a particular race.

There's a statewide push to rename the spillway the "Boomer Carries Spillway ".

I know we can count on your support.

What the hell is demographics adjusted scoring mean?

What is the adjustment?