Persistent Racial Gap Seen in Students’ Test Scores

The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years, despite the focus of the No Child Left Behind law on improving the scores of blacks and Hispanics, according to results of a federal test considered to be the nation’s best measure of long-term trends in math and reading proficiency. Full Story »

Posted by Susana Montes-Delgado
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Posted by: Posted by Susana Montes-Delgado - Apr 28, 2009 - 6:05 PM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Apr 28, 2009 - 9:32 PM PDT

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Luann Grey
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by Luann Grey - Apr. 28, 2009

I think the article was well researched but it seems a little one sided. I agree with the mood that NCLB isn't the best, but I feel like it is such a big topic that there is a lot more to know about it. Also, there was a sentence or two about how being smart was perceived as not cool in pop culture, but the claim seemed irrelevant and was not backed up in anyway.

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Jade  Sheldong
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by Jade Sheldong - Apr. 29, 2009

yes, it is very narraritive

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