An educator recently asked us to comment on the latest statistics for Florence High School. The academic numbers didn't surprise us as much as the number of students classified as disadvantaged.
The report card listed 58% of the student body as disadvantaged. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line is 19. Why the difference?
Poorer people have more children? That's probably true. The more affluent send their children to one of the religious schools based in Florence? That's also probably true.
Are different standards used for these measurements? If anyone has another take on this, please send it to us.
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What does AI call someone from Waterloo? We were surprised to learn that it was Waterlooser. We've always used Waterloosian to designate someone from that small Lauderdale town. How do you in Waterloo feel?
