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Failing Georgia: The Case against the Ban on Social Promotion.

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Livingston, Donald R.; Livingston, Sharon M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002

Studied the effects a high stakes test designed to end social promotion would have on poor black students in the 39 Georgia counties characterized as "declining rural counties." Findings suggest such tests would have a disparate impact on African American children, limiting their educational attainment. Illustrates the argument with the…

Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attainment

Teaching Remedial Reading to Black Children: Some Results

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Rystrom, Richard – Journal of Negro Education, 1972

Describes a research project attempting to evaluate the effectiveness of reading materials written for black children and defines some of the specific problems in teaching reading to black subjects. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Instructional Materials