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(AP) – “It’s a lot of little things,” he said. For example, he said, the number of black students taking a solid core curriculum — a strong predictor of success on the test — has fallen from 69 percent to 66 percent over a decade…

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Only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys…

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MALDEN, Mass. (AP) – Massachusetts education officials say the state’s black public high school students are outperforming their SAT-taking peers nationwide…
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When the notion is as radical as his, that the SAT is racially biased, an even longer wait might be expected…
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From The NY Times – Parents and educators criticize Stuyvesant and Bronx Science for admitting few black & Latino children – blame standardized testing and poor preparation…

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theGRIO VIDEO – More minorities are taking the SAT, but test scores for black students remain lowest among racial and ethnic groups, according to data released this week by the College Board.