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Spinning DEI
Yale is now also going to re-require standardized test scores as a requirement for admission. What’s interesting and funny is this: Prior to the pandemic, requiring tests had not impeded Yale’s ability to significantly increase the diversity of our student body. Between 2013 and 2019, the number of first-year undergraduates eligible for a Pell Grant… Continue reading
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Saturday Meme Drop
Folks— this is from a parody site. Clearly. Since it tags Schiff from being from WV. Good grief! Continue reading
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Friday Meme Drop–History of the World, Part 1
So much goodness. So many quotables. The Roman period, I think was my favorite. I did put one scene below the fold, so to speak, because of naked behinds. Kind of like our present-day Senate talking about the middle class. Again, kind of like our Senate…. Nekkid butts beyond this point. You have been warned. Continue reading
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Gee, never heard about this working paper
A black professor of economics at Harvard had the audacity to publish a working paper that showed that there was no racial bias in police shootings in 2016. He was honest in that his data was not what he expected and he even triple checked to make sure it was valid–and he published anyway. And… Continue reading
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24 Hours–that's how long it took
It took over twenty-four hours for the race of the Burnsville killer to hit the news. Which told me what I needed to know about that factoid. I had even looked up the demographics of Burnsville to try to play the odds. As an FYI–it’s 61% white, 15% black, etc. Just in case you were… Continue reading
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Proof that 'equity' leads to more mediocrity
As if we needed any proof…. A decade ago, San Francisco decided to punt middle school algebra in the name of ‘equity’. So while putting their students at a disadvantage for college admissions, the idea behind it–leveling the playing field for black students didn’t work either. Overall, eighth-grade math proficiency in the district has fallen… Continue reading
(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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