Monday, August 31, 2009

Race, Income, and Academic Scoring Gaps


2008 SAT Data: Income; White Score; Black Score; Gap

<$20,000; 978; 798; 180
$20k-$40k; 995; 836; 159
$40k-$60k; 1017; 864; 153
$60k-$80k; 1032; 889; 143
$80k-$100k; 1052; 908; 144
$100k-$120k; 1066; 922; 144
$120k-$140k; 1073; 926; 147
$140k-$160k; 1087; 942; 145
$160k-$200k; 1091; 943; 148
>$200,000k; 1130; 981; 149

Source: College Board via The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Cultural bias is blamed for large and growing racial gap on Advanced Placement math test scores.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes Bill. There are some things that you cannot talk about.

But damn, your pizza looks mighty good.