Teens are much more likely to get the classes they need to apply to the University of California or California State schools at some San Diego Unified high schools than others, a new analysis shows.
And those lucky schools aren't usually the ones with lots of poor students and kids who are learning English.
That isn't shocking news.
But the new report provides more details on a known problem: Public universities in California require a certain set of classes before high schoolers can even apply, but students often fail to finish them, limiting their options when they graduate. Some schools offer a wider range of the needed classes than others.
The Education Consortium, a partnership between dozens of local organizations that seek to help disadvantaged students, analyzed the 2008-2009 class schedules for different San Diego high schools to see how many courses met the college eligibility requirements.
Researchers found:
- Schools where teens were more likely to meet the college requirements had, on average,
