Tag: subprime culture

Anti-Black Jim Crow Didn’t Help White Drunks
Growing up, I was blessed with universal education. All of my K-12 schooling was paid for by the taxpayers. But despite this wonderful example of systemic kindness engineered by America’s leaders, I didn’t leave high school with a world-class education. My math skills were okay, my English skills were dismal, I couldn’t speak a foreign…

Is the SAT a Wealth Test or a Culture Test?
Last week I came across a New York Times article that showed success on the SAT tracked very well with family income. Children from wealthy families were far more likely to score 1300 or higher than children from poor families. (Because the New York Times has a pay wall, I provided some pertinent data points…