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The cost of learning: Research in Canada's North up to 25 times more expensive
Travelling to remote locations and engaging with Indigenous communities for scientific research in the Canadian Arctic can be up to 25 times more expensive, according to a study in the journal Arctic Science.
The study compared the costs of the same three-person, four-week seabird research camp within the north and south of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Norway.
Canadian Arctic most expensive
It concluded research in the Canadian North was the most expensive due to air travel as well as consultation with and hiring from communities near research sites.
"Depending on what you add on, it can be up to anywhere from four to 25 times more expensive to work in the Arctic," said lead author Mark Mallory of Acadia University in Wolfville N.S.
Across the four countries, the study found conducting research in the Arctic is typically eight times more expensive than similar studies at a southern location, with travel, supplies and community outreach accounting for the difference.
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Mallory, a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) chair in coastal ecosystems, has worked in the Arctic for 20 years studying seabirds.
With the Arctic increasingly becoming ground zero in the study of climate change, researchers wanted to quantify the cost difference between working in northern versus southern locations.
"A large part of the impetus to do this paper was to see whether we could actually find examples of how much more expensive it was to work in the Arctic," Mallory said.
The result was a fictitious, standardized research project based on real numbers from the cost of firearms, ammunition and bear fences to air travel and community workshops in Canada.
Norway, Canada most expensive
The two most expensive locations to conduct the basic seabird research were High Arctic Canada and High Arctic Norway.
Holding a community workshop in the Canadian High Arctic added $20,000 US to the cost, bringing the total to $71,270 US. Half of that added cost was air travel.
The greatest cost difference within a country was in Canada where the High Arctic was almost 19 times more expensive than in the Bay of Fundy of Nova Scotia when outreach is added.
"Doing those types of consultations in many cases is more expensive than doing an entire program in the south, so it adds a lot. But it's what we need to do and we should be doing," said Mallory.
What is outreach?
Outreach can involve everything from community consultations with the rental of community facilities and local hiring to companion interviews to gather Indigenous knowledge.
"In particular, in some Arctic locations and for some projects, consultation and collaboration with northern communities or organizations are essential to successful and meaningful research programs. In our Canadian work this has provided clear, mutual benefits," the report states.
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The report noted governments recognize the extra expense of Arctic research but the additional costs of working there gobbles up research funding.
In Canada, the average NSERC ecological research grant is $30,000 with an additional $30,000 available in supplementary support for northern projects.
"For an 'average,' established researcher to undertake a project in the Canadian Arctic, effectively all of their core research grant would have to be applied to that one project, whereas a researcher doing the same work but in a southern location could theoretically conduct about five similar projects for the same core grant," the report states.
Mallory said the expense is especially challenging for younger researchers who generally have a harder time getting funding than more established colleagues.
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Some scientists have no choice but to work in the Arctic, like those studying the impacts of climate change on Arctic wildlife, permafrost and glaciers for instance, or looking at adaptation and resilience or implications on infrastructure.
But for others like Mallory there are alternatives.
He studies seabirds at all latitudes.
"If you work on a gull species or common eiders, we have in Nova Scotia up to the Arctic, you can do a lot more on eiders here than you can up North, so it really comes down to what you are trying to do," he said.
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Top 5 Analytics Trends That Are Shaping The Future
Digital transformation is increasingly becoming the focus for many CIOs around the world today—with analytics playing a fundamental role in driving the future of the digital economy.
While data is important to every business, it is necessary for businesses to have a firm grip on data analytics to allow them transform raw pieces of data into important insights. However, unlike the current trends in business intelligence—which is centred around data visualization—the future of data analytics would encompass a more contextual experience.
"The known data analytics development cycle is described in stages: from descriptive (what happened) to diagnostic (why did it happen), to discovery (what can we learn from it), to predictive (what is likely to happen), and, finally, to prescriptive analytics (what action is the best to take)," said Maurice op het Veld is a partner at KPMG Advisory in a report.
"Another way of looking at this is that data analytics initially "supported" the decision-making process but is now enabling "better" decisions than we can make on our own."
Here are some of the current trends that arealready shaping the future of data analytics in individuals and businesses.
- Growth in mobile devices
With the number of mobile devices expanding to include watches, digital personal assistants, smartphones, smart glasses, in-car displays, to even video gaming systems, the final consumption plays a key role on the level of impact analytics can deliver.
Previously, most information consumers accessed were on a computer with sufficient room to view tables, charts and graphs filled with data, now, most consumers require information delivered in a format well optimized for whatever device they are currently viewing it on.
Therefore, the content must be personalized to fit the features of the user's device and not just the user alone.
- Continuous Analytics
More and more businesses are relying on the Internet of Things (IoT) and their respective streaming data—which in turn shortens the time it takes to capture, analyze and react to the information gathered. Therefore, while analytics programspreviously were termed successful when results were delivered within days or weeks of processing, the future of analytics is bound to drastically reduce this benchmark to hours, minutes, seconds—and even milliseconds.
"All devices will be connected and exchange data within the "Internet of Things" and deliver enormous sets of data. Sensor data like location, weather, health, error messages, machine data, etc. will enable diagnostic and predictive analytics capabilities," noted Maurice.
"We will be able to predict when machines will break down and plan maintenance repairs before it happens. Not only will this be cheaper, as you do not have to exchange supplies when it is not yet needed, but you can also increase uptime."
- Augmented Data Preparation
During the process of data preparation, machine learning automation will begin to augment data profiling and data quality, enrichment, modelling, cataloguing and metadata development.
Newer techniques would include supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning which is bound to enhance the entire data preparation process. In contrast to previous processes—which depended on rule-based approach to data transformation—this current trend would involve advanced machine learning processes that would evolve based on recent data to become more precise at responding to changes in data.
- Augmented Data Discovery
Combined with the advancement in data preparation, a lot of these newer algorithms now allow information consumers to visualize and obtain relevant information within the data with more ease. Enhancements such as automatically revealing clusters, links, exceptions, correlation and predictions with pieces of data, eliminate the need for end users to build data models or write algorithms themselves.
This new form of augmented data discovery will lead to an increase in the number of citizen data scientist—which include information users who, with the aid of augmented assistance can now identify and respond to various patterns in data faster and a more distributed model.
- AugmentedData Science
It is important to note that the rise of citizen data scientist will not in any way eliminate the need for a data scientist who gathers and analyze data to discover profitable opportunities for the growth of a business. However, as these data scientists give room for citizen data scientists to perform the easier tasks, their overall analysis becomes more challenging and equally valuable to the business.
As time goes by, machine learning would be applied in other areas such as feature and model selection. This would free up some of the tasks performed by data scientist and allow them focus on the most important part of their job, which is to identify specific patterns in the data that can potentially transform business operations and ultimately increase revenue.
Waterloo drone-maker Aeryon Labs bought by U.S. company for $265M
Waterloo's Aeryon Labs has been bought by Oregon-based FLIR Systems Inc. for $256 million, or $200 million US.
The acquisition was announced Monday.
Dave Kroetsch, co-founder and chief technology officer of Aeryon Labs, says not much will change in the foreseeable future.
"The Waterloo operations of Aeryon Labs will actually continue as they did yesterday with manufacturing, engineering and all the functions staying intact in Waterloo and ultimately, we see growing," he said.
"The business here is very valuable to FLIR and our ability to sell internationally is a key piece of keeping these components of the business here in Canada."
Aeroyn Labs builds high-performance drones that are sold to a variety of customers including military, police services and commercial businesses. The drones can provide high-resolution images for surveillance and reconnaissance.
The drones already include cameras and thermal technology from FLIR. Jim Cannon, president and CEO of FLIR Systems, said acquiring Aeryon Labs is part of the company's strategy to move beyond sensors "to the development of complete solutions that save lives and livelihoods."
'A piece of a bigger solution'
Kroetsch said this is a good way for the company to grow into something bigger.
"We see the business evolving in much the direction our business has been headed over the last couple of years. And that's moving beyond the drone as a product in and of itself as a drone as a piece of a bigger solution," he said.
For example, FLIR bought a drone company that builds smaller drones that look like little helicopters.
"We can imagine integrating those with our drones, perhaps having ours carry their drones and drop them off," he said.
FLIR also does border security systems, which Kroetsch says could use the drones to allow border agents to look over a hill where there have been issues.
"We see the opportunity there as something that we never could have done on our own but being involved with and part of a larger company that's already providing these solutions today gives us access not only to these great applications, but also to some fantastic technologies," he said.
Aeryon Labs has done a lot of work during emergency disasters, including in Philippines after Typhoon Hagupit in 2014, Ecuador after an earthquake in 2016 and the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016.
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Inuvik infrastructure may not be ready for climate change, says study
The Arctic is expected to get warmer and wetter by the end of this century and new research says that could mean trouble for infrastructure in Inuvik.
The study from Global Water Futures looked at how climate change could impact Havipak Creek — which crosses the Dempster Highway in Inuvik, N.W.T. — and it predicts some major water changes.
"They were quite distressing," John Pomeroy, director of Global Water Futures and the study's lead author, said of the findings.
Researchers used a climate model and a hydrological model to predict future weather and climate patterns in the region. They also looked at data gathered from 1960 to the present.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate — which Pomeroy said they are on track to do — the study projects the region will be 6.1 C warmer by 2099 and precipitation, particularly rain, will increase by almost 40 per cent.
The study also found that the spring flood will be earlier and twice as large, and the permafrost will thaw an additional 25 centimetres. While the soil is expected to be wetter early in the summer, the study said it will be drier in late summer, meaning a higher risk of wildfires.
"The model's painting kind of a different world than we're living in right now for the Mackenzie Delta region," Pomeroy said.
He noted these changes are not only expected for Havipak Creek, but also for "many, many creeks along the northern part of the Dempster [Highway]."
Pomeroy said the deeper permafrost thaw and a bigger spring flood could pose challenges for buildings, roads, culverts and crossings in the area that were designed with the 20th century climate in mind.
He said the projected growth of the snowpack and the spring flood are "of grave concern because that's what washes out the Dempster [Highway] and damages infrastructure in the area."
Culverts and bridges may have to be adjusted to allow room for greater stream flows, Pomeroy said. And building foundations that are dependent upon the ground staying frozen will have to be reinforced or redesigned.
Pomeroy said the ultimate solution is for humans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"This study is the future we're heading for, but it's not the future we necessarily have if we can find a way to reduce those gases," he said.
"It'd be far smarter to get those emissions under control than to pay the terrible expenses for infrastructure and endangered safety of humans and destroyed ecosystems."
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The state's personal property tax isn't really personal, but rather a tax mainly incurred by businesses for things such as commercial furniture, industrial machinery and utility equipment. Senate Bill 34, now under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, would wipe the tax off the books.
Such a move would have a "significant impact" on schools, which get funding from the PPT through the State Education Tax, as well as local and Intermediate School District millages, according to the report.
Not surprisingly, school officials aren't pleased with the prospect of cutting their budgets again.
"School administrators have employed desperate strategies to cope with severe cuts to this year's school funding," William H. Mayes, Executive Director of Michigan Association of School Administrators, said in a news release Thursday . "It is incomprehensible that schools could absorb another massive reduction in resources without putting students at risk. The Governor and the Legislature must fully replace all funds lost if the PPT is repealed."
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The history of HOS regulations is interesting and surprising as we take a look back on how we got to where we are today. The rules have been reconfigured over time as the industry has become more aware of best practices for employees.
The Secretary of Transportation is the chief administrator of HOS laws, which are actually enforced by the FRA. The laws have been changed over time. In 1907, the federal government first set in writing limitations on working significant continuous hours—16 at the time—on a railroad to promote better safety. But imagine working 16 hours straight on a train or assets involved in the overall movement of a train.
It took nearly 60 years to reduce the number of hours. The first amendment to the HOS law was enacted in 1969. It decreased the maximum number of hours of work from 16 to 14. In 1976, the law was amended further to reduce the maximum number of continuous hours to 12.
Yet, despite these improvements, FRA data shows that fatigue-related accidents still occur. Recently, several studies have been conducted to show the effects of working too long without proper rest. As such, keeping proper track of tours of duty is crucial to our industry as we promote safety first and foremost.
Research conducted by Hursh, Raslear, Kaye and Falzone in 2006 provided case studies on work exhaustion. The data summarized that between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m., human-factor-caused accidents increased by 20%. Furthermore, they discovered the relationship between job effectiveness and human-factor-caused accidents. As the percentage of effectiveness decreased, the percentage of accidents increased dramatically. An effectiveness score of 50 or below led to a 65% increase in accidents, which contributed to multi-million-dollar costs/losses.
With this data in mind, FRA is constantly checking employee time-tracking data. When an accident occurs, FRA will go straight to the compliance information to see if the accident was caused by human error related to HOS violations.
Taking this small sample of information from the recent past and comparing it with the law established in 1907, we can see how far we have come with HOS. Now, with railroads keeping track of their employees, we better-understand the need for educational information not found in research studies and lengthy government data.
The industry is changing, with new ideas, a new generation of employees, and new technologies. Understanding our industry's foundations will propel us to improve on the past and grow together.
What You May Not Know about Signal Maintainer HOS Rules
Signal maintainers are responsible for the installation, maintenance and inspection of signals (including grade crossing warning devices) along a railroad. Signal maintainer HOS law requirements also date back to 1907, but their requirements are different from those of T&E (Train and Engine Service) employees, just as dispatchers have their own set of guidelines. Signal maintainer requirements are similar to those of T&E, but are simpler, with different consecutive-hour, rest time and consecutive days on duty limitations.
Signal maintainers can work a maximum of 12 hours covered or commingled within a 24-hour period. Covered time includes hands-on work on the installation, repair or maintenance of a signal. For example, when a maintainer works on a crossing, changing out the gate arm and replacing the flasher battery, it is covered by HOS.
Commingled service is not separated from covered service by the required time off per FRA regulations. An example of commingled service would be a signal maintainer starting the day with administrative duties in the home office but later in the day being called in to repair a particular signal in the field. Due to the covered service time, the non-covered time from the morning is counted toward the overall count of hours toward the 12-hour maximum.
For signal maintainers the required rest time prior to a new shift for covered service is 10 hours. During those 10 hours, a signal maintainer cannot be in contact with the railroad in a conversation relating to the safety of the signal as it relates to train movements, if the railroad initiated the conversation. As well, there are varying job functions where distinguishing between covered and non-covered service gets a bit tricky.
Keeping track of differences in covered vs. non-covered service can make a signal maintainer's day more complicated if hours need to be manually tracked—for example, on a notepad—throughout the day, before being officially reported. Many employees complete their work and then at the end of the day base their reports on estimates of when they were in covered or non-covered service.
One of the benefits of modern technology advancements in the industry means that time spent with guesswork can be cut down immensely. There are applications that easily allow users to select their times in visual templates with defined work. This allows the user not only the ability to lose the paper wasted on timekeeping but also allows administrators in the office the ability to review time entries in real time and make better decisions when looking for employees to cover work when hours are high or low for certain individuals.
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T&E employees—locomotive engineers, conductors, hostlers, switchmen, trainmen, and switch tenders—have their own HOS regulations. At many places across the country, one individual can hold one or more of these positions. This makes keeping track of their covered and non-covered service very important.
From previous FRA-backed research into work exhaustion, we know the effect of long hours on the human body and mind. Safely moving trains and ensuring the safety of passengers or freight and crew calls for accountability, efficiency and general awareness. As supervisors and administrators may not have unlimited access into these employees' workdays, it is entrusted to the employees to keep general notes on their day.
Similar to signal maintainers, T&E employees cannot exceed the 12-hour limit. An employee who works the full 12 hours must have 10 consecutive hours off duty. In addition, employees that work 12 hours consecutively, with some hours on an active train movement and some hours on administrative tasks, require 8 hours off duty within a 24-hour period before returning to work.
As railroads look to have better access to their employees' workdays to improve safety and efficiency, many third-party contractors are developing time tracking software that enables supervisors to easily monitor and schedule employee HOS. In developing our own software, we've seen the types of problems short lines, switching and terminal and Class I's encounter. Whether it may be falling asleep on the job, general slacking off, or not carrying an efficient pace throughout the shift to get the work done, with the help of modern innovations, companies have that visibility to greatly enhance their operations through efficiency. Why take 6 hours to do a job that can be done in 3?
The railroad industry is changing. Incoming workers in all disciplines are younger, and with that change in age, there is now a new movement toward more technology being integrated into rail operations. Instead of using many sheets of paper and bulky files, companies are looking toward innovative, user-friendly applications that make for more efficient business.
This is important for HOS laws and for those in covered service, especially T&E crews. Covered and non-covered service, limbo time, interim releases and off-duty hours can be all tracked more easily through these new tools, which are readily available to the industry. Investigate opportunities to improve your business now, not later when it becomes a pain point to switch.
Evan Mitchell is a Marketing and Sales Associate at Railroad Software. He is experienced in coordinating and implementing technology solutions within the rail industry. Evan's experiences as a corporate trainer and customer service representative in leadership positions across different industries have granted him a balanced understanding of different core functions to businesses needs and operations. Evan worked as a writer for a regional magazine, which is where he first found success in publishing articles.
Based out of Cumming, Ga., Railroad Software has grown rapidly since beginning operations in 2013. Founded out of the desire to make software user friendly and affordable to the rail industry, Railroad Software currently manages several hundred thousand railcars through its RTMS product in addition to managing FRA compliance through its TrackAsset and TrackHOS products. For more information on Railroad Software and its Compliance Software for Hours of Service, TrackHOS, visit: https://www.railroadsoftware.com/railroad-hours-of-service-software/.
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Thirty-three years after it was conceived in Hay-on-Wye, the Welsh 'town of books', Hay Festival has grown into a global institution and one of Britain's most successful cultural exports. In 2020 the world's most famous literary brand is spreading its wings even further, adding Abu Dhabi and Rijeka in Croatia to its calendar of international events, alongside a new project to celebrate Europe's greatest women writers and artists.
Hay Festival Abu Dhabi will be the Festival's first foray into the Middle East since 2009's Beirut39. Taking place in February across the city, it pairs the Festival's celebrated marriage of exacting conversation and entertainment with a line-up of emerging and established stars to leave its stamp indelibly on the UAE's cultural map. Meanwhile, Hay Festival Europa28 in Rijeka, (2020 European Capital of Culture), takes place in June. Alongside talks, debates and performance, it will showcase the Festival's Europa28 selection of women writers, artists and scientists participating in a new global project to reimagine the future of Europe.
These two new events add to a globetrotting line-up of returning festivals that include Medellín and Cartagena, Colombia (January to February); Querétaro, Mexico (September); Segovia, Spain (September) and Arequipa, Peru (November). But Wales (May) remains the jewel in the Festival's crown, selling over 278,000 tickets in 2019 and with attendees travelling from over 40 countries to experience the magic.
In a volatile world of anger and corrupted language, the not-for-profit Festival champions empathy and curiosity
Outreach programmes take events out into local communities, supported by the Hay Festival Foundation. In Wales, the Festival opens with two free days of programming for schools, while the Scribblers Tour directly takes writers to pupils across Wales year- round. Hay Joven and Hay Communitario offer free programming for young people across Latin America.
From Nobel Prize- winners and global policy makers to award-winning novelists and transcendent entertainers, speakers and performers at Festivals over the years have included Martin Amis, Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Bill Clinton, Jane Fonda, Nadine Gordimer, Al Gore, Seamus Heaney, Naomi Klein, Hugh Masekela, Paul McCartney, Arthur Miller, Toni Morrison, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Arundhati Roy, Edward Said, Zadie Smith , Tom Stoppard and Alice Walker.
Hay Festival represents the best of Britain's openness, welcoming writers, thinkers, artists, performers and readers from all over the world to share ideas in a cultural moment that exceeds the sum of its parts. Its mission is clear: in a volatile world of anger and corrupted language, the not-for-profit Festival champions empathy and curiosity. Stories and truths are told and exchanged encouraging everyone to imagine the world from different perspectives and with renewed and audacious hope.
'Empires fall, technology empowers and enslaves us, faiths are shaken, orthodoxies disrupted and still we come together and talk and sing and dance, break bread and tell stories,' says director Peter Florence.
'Government is fiendishly hard, democracy is vulnerable and living together, the Convivencia, is a precious dream. The good news is that our potential is limitless and friendship is our pleasure. Complexity is beautiful and rich. Minds change. Let's talk. Let's listen.'


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The ultra-rich ones amongst us now have a chance to spend their holidays in space, thanks to NASA.
The American space agency has opened the International Space Station for private tourists and business ventures.
It will charge on a per night basis, letting people explore microgravity and enjoy phenomenal views of planet Earth.
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Though private citizens have visited ISS before, the focus of the orbiting lab - which hosts 6 astronauts at a time - has always been towards research and experiments in space.
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They could spend up to 30 days on the station, but it's worth noting that the agency's rates only cover accommodation, food and communication services.
For flying up there, you'll have to pay a whopping $50 million to its launch partners.
NASA has partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX and Boeing to launch humans to the space station as part of its Commercial Crew Program.
Both companies have built their own crew spacecraft and will be using them for manned flights soon.
They will first launch professional US astronauts to the space station and then move towards launching private space tourists.
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New federal report shows Kentucky Black to White Education Gaps mostly increasing!
The US Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences released a new report today on "Achievement Gaps, How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Statistical Analysis Report."
I pulled a couple of graphs from the report to give you a better idea than ever before about what has really been going on since KERA started in Kentucky in the early 1990s. For most of you, this is going to be a disturbing shock.
The first graph shows the Black/White achievement gap for fourth grade National Assessment of Education (NAEP) math in Kentucky actually grew somewhat between 1992 and 2007.
This graph, copied directly from the gap report, also includes a dashed red line that shows the overall average math score for all students across the country of all races. Our White kids barely matched that average even though the national samples have a lot more children of color than we do in our NAEP samples. Children of color score lower on the NAEP, so having a much larger proportion of them in the national sample drags the national average down.
When we do an "apples to apples" comparison, across the nation Whites scored 248 – 10 points higher than Kentucky Whites did on this assessment in 2007. That is a big score difference on the NAEP.
The next graph shows things are even worse for our eighth grade Black students. The gap between their score and the score for Kentucky's eighth grade Whites grew dramatically between 1990 and 2007. Our Whites scored eight points lower than Whites across the nation on the 2007 eighth grade math assessment, by the way.
That means our relatively low gap compared to other states is misleading – our Whites didn't set anything like a decent target for our Blacks to shoot for.
The last graph shows how the fourth grade reading gap has trended since the early days of KERA. As with the other examples, the gap grew somewhat over time (eighth grade NAEP reading wasn't tested at the state level until well after KERA began and therefore isn't shown).
There is another "zinger" in the federal gap report. We have been told time and again that our NAEP reading scores are around, or even slightly above, the national average. Now, the new facts in the gap report show the national White fourth grade reading score was 230, five points above what our Whites scored.
How can that be? What's going on?
The answer is to look at the demographic information in Kentucky's NAEP samples.
For example, the last figure above shows that in 2007 our NAEP sample for fourth grade reading was 84 percent White and 11 percent Black. The remaining part of the sample, just 5 percent, was composed of other racial groups. Not shown here, but if you look at the gap report, you will find that the comparable national fourth grade reading sample was only 56 percent White and 17 percent Black, with other, generally low scoring minority groups like Hispanics, making up the balance of the sample.
Simply put, the national and Kentucky samples averaged across all students are not really comparable. Few outside the Bluegrass Institute have pointed this out in the past.
Anyway, demographics explain why the data we see in this new gap report paint such an alarmingly different picture from what you have been told by others before. Finally, in this new gap report, we are starting to get some apples to apples numbers, and they substantiate what we at the Bluegrass Institute have been saying for some time. When properly considered, the NAEP data shows Kentucky has some very severe education issues that have not been adequately addressed by KERA, and which too often have not been properly presented to the public in proper context.
And, as I pointed out in the earlier blog on this report, even the acting commissioner of education statistics is starting to note that Kentucky's lower gap numbers don't indicate better performance.


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