Alan Shilepsky wrote: > Does anyone know if the Minnesota data have been examined controlling > for the number of years the individual students have been attending > schools in Minnesota. For instance, the disparities could be > calculated leaving out all students who have resided in Minnesota > less than one year, then again leaving out all students who have > resided here less than two years, etc. Would the disparity drop the > more years the school system was involved? > > It would be bad policy analysis to criticize an educational > system for failures that it had not had the opportunity to influence.
Interesting question. I would expect that there is reason to believe that Minnesota might have a higher migration and immigration rates than say the Dakotas, but I don't think they would be much higher than most East or West coast states. Of course, it would be reassuring to see the statistics. Michael Atherton Prospect Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
