Re: narrowing 'the gap'

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


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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