U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake missed the mark by a country mile in her decision on eliminating vestiges of racial separation in Maryland’s state colleges and universities.
Indeed, her remedy perpetuates Maryland’s “shameful history of de jure segregation throughout much of the past century.”
Blake wants Maryland’s predominantly white colleges to give up popular programs so historically black institutions (HBIs) can develop monopolies in those areas. This, she reasons, will send white students flocking to HBI campuses. Read more
Not sure about the others, but UMES and Coppin bill themselves as institutions that look to open up the doors to college to students who normally do not have a chance to go. They target areas such as Baltimore and Philly where public schools have not necessarily prepared these students for college life. It's a noble strategy but one that should be expected to lead to the stats mentioned here (lower grad. rate and sat score).
Why don't they just start passing out degrees to black students who couldn't pass a high school exam or write a coherent paragraph. That would "even the field". Oh wait. UMES already does that. How many more years do black people need, and how much of an edge/handicap/head start do they need, before they can say "we can pass the same tests, get the same job, or compete with anyone, based only on our skills or abilities"? A math test, or the entrance requirements for firefighter/cop/professor or whatever know NO color boundaries. If you don't "got what it takes", its YOUR fault, not that of a slave owner dead 150 years ago.
"Flock" to other colleges? Yeah, right. Go to UMES, one of the statistically most dangerous schools in the country.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the others, but UMES and Coppin bill themselves as institutions that look to open up the doors to college to students who normally do not have a chance to go. They target areas such as Baltimore and Philly where public schools have not necessarily prepared these students for college life. It's a noble strategy but one that should be expected to lead to the stats mentioned here (lower grad. rate and sat score).
ReplyDeleteYou cannot drag good white students to UMES
ReplyDeletePass Laws forbidding white students from scoring higher then nonwhites on tests would help.
ReplyDeleteAre they even hiding the agenda anymore? How can we stand for this?
ReplyDeleteWhy don't they just start passing out degrees to black students who couldn't pass a high school exam or write a coherent paragraph. That would "even the field". Oh wait. UMES already does that. How many more years do black people need, and how much of an edge/handicap/head start do they need, before they can say "we can pass the same tests, get the same job, or compete with anyone, based only on our skills or abilities"? A math test, or the entrance requirements for firefighter/cop/professor or whatever know NO color boundaries. If you don't "got what it takes", its YOUR fault, not that of a slave owner dead 150 years ago.
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