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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
An Ohio education: The good and bad
(Alex Brattain, 19, guards a pile of stuff on move-in day at the University of Dayton on Aug. 17)
A study by a national higher education group has good and bad things to say about Ohio schools. (I first spotted this at the Campus Watch blog.)
Here are the Ohio highlights:
Math scores are up: The percentage of eighth graders scoring “proficient on the “nation’s report card” — a national test — is up considerably, especially at high school.
Achievement gaps remain: The disparity between black/hispanic and white performance here is stark. The study highlights one problem — course selection. The percentage of kids taking upper level math is much higher for white kids than other groups. There’s a similar story on rich vs. poor kids — the wealthy kids are far more likely to go to college in our state than in others.
College is getting more costly: Wow. The percentage of family income needed to pay for an in-state, four-year college here jumped to 42 percent from 28 percent. That’s the worst gain in the nation!
(Image credit: Ron Alvey, DDN)
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