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Has the U.S. Education System Become the Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction for Black Boys?
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2011 Reading Levels of 8th-Grade
Black Males from the Lowest-Performing Large American School Districts*
City\Percentage of 8th-Grade Black Males Proficient in Reading* Milwaukee – 3%
Cleveland – 3%
Detroit – 5%
Washington (D.C.) – 6%
San Diego – 7%
Dallas – 7%
Baltimore City – 7%
Chicago – 9%
Jefferson County, (KY) – 9%
Atlanta – 9%
Los Angeles – 9%
Philadelphia – 9%
Austin – 9%
Houston – 9%
Hillsborough County (FL) – 9%
Boston – 10% Miami-Dade – 11% Charlotte – 12% New York City – 13% ****************************** * Source: Minority Students and Public Education by Dr. Michael Holzman. This information was extracted from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 2011. |