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SAS provided their own summary of the report which states that the prior analysis did a disservice to ED students by hiding important data. I don't think SAS has a vested interest other than pointing out that the hidden information was important for ED students and policymakers. SAS wrote this summary of their report- it says so at the end of the summary: http://www.newsobserver.com/content/...3/SASBrief.pdf
PS- If the SAS analysis had shown that the education gap in Wake county was narrower then other counties then it would have been a front page headline in the hard print edition- rest assured. It at least deserves it's own small headline somewhere in the hard print edition- not just as a low key blurb in a different article or just in online blogs.
I think WCPSS did in fact hope that SAS would have found an outcome that served their agenda better. A PAC that supoorted busing hired a private polling firm to poll black parents on what they wanted and did not release the data before the elections because it showed black parents do not want to bus their children. That story was in todays paper. "The firm didn't release the results before the election because it was working for a political action committee, set up by Debnam himself, which supported existing diversity policies and didn't want to give their findings to the opposition, Public Policy Polling communications director Tom Jensen said."
Venita Peyton, who is a black women has been vociferously stating this for a long time- but the paper never interviews her even though she is politically involved and articulate. Venita has her own ideas about some of the groups pushing this agenda.
Last edited by NCmoonlight; 10-08-2009 at 08:30 PM..
PS- If the SAS analysis had shown that the education gap in Wake county was narrower then other counties then it would have been a front page headline in the hard print edition- rest assured. It at least deserves it's own small headline somewhere in the hard print edition- not just as a low key blurb in a different article or just in online blogs.
Does anyone even read the hard print edition anymore?
SAS provided their own summary of the report which states that the prior analysis did a disservice to ED students by hiding important data. I don't think SAS has a vested interest other than pointing out that the hidden information was important for ED students and policymakers. SAS wrote this summary of their report- it says so at the end of the summary: http://www.newsobserver.com/content/...3/SASBrief.pdf
Having read the summary I am not saying you are wrong. I would just caution using the word hidden beyond the wording used in the report. There are issues identified by the report but they may be a reflection of other significant issues. Perhaps more significant than issues you raise. It appears that the report might be addressing regression by students and not just a lack of progress.
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