Are Asian Americans White?
The phrase “back to school” has been rendered somewhat meaningless with year-round school districts and some kids heading back in early August. Sadly, there’s no longer a clear dividing line between the end of summer’s joy and the start of the drudgery that is public education. Fortunately we still have the annual release of California’s student reading and math scores right at this time to remind us of how bad our schools are. This year the state’s scores are more alarming than ever. Not only do the tests continue to expose the learning gap that exists between some students of color and whites, they also expose the gap that exists among the wealthiest families. Turns out that monetary success is neither the great equalizer nor a guarantee of student achievement. Bank deposits are meaningless compared to what gets deposited in your brain. Rich kids from some ethnic families are being out-pointed by poor whites. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is losing out to Gomer Pyle. But I’m not sure w
