Re: narrowing 'the gap'

From: edequity@phoenix.edc.org
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 11:55:33 EST

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    In reply to:
    <<<Bush (as in GW) claims that the emphasis on standardized tesing and ed
     reform in Texas has narrowed that state's achievement gap between
     minorities and whites. Does anyone have contradictory evidence? >>>

    The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF, <A
    HREF="http://www.maldef.org">www.maldef.org</A>) should have the
    contradictory evidence your looking for. You could also find references,
    I'm pretty sure, in the recent ruling against a suit that MALDEF brought
    against the Texas Ed. Agency, G.I. Forum, et al., v. Texas Education
    Agency, <A HREF="
    http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov">http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov>.
    Jennifer Griffis
    FairTest
    FairTest@aol.com



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