By George Scott
Project Director, Academic Equity Advocates
You will need to access the first link immediately below the opening paragraphs to access the pdf of Part 9 of this series.
Such was the scope and magnitude of the Texas Education Agency’s strategical academic deception of genuine grade-level during TAAS, it had little choice but to degenerate to blatant institutional racism in setting passing and grade level standards in the second general of student testing – TAKS.
One must not understate the importance of the TEA’s deception in the TAAS era. State and Federal Courts would decide constitutionality. The achievement gaps for at-risk, disadvantaged children statistically dominated by children of color had to be closed – even if it involved an academic hoax.
Here are some links to support documents from our External Reports page that are meaningful to this Part 9 presentation.
Table From Original Document Make It Easier to Read Actual Impact of Race-Based Standards
Please note: A careless error in pagination resulted in an incorrect, SELF-NOTICED error, in the 5th grade table for math. When we notice an error; our goal is to correct immediately: Not a big deal but an error which has been corrected in above link. 12:20 p.m. Febr. 19.
TEA Dramatically Devalues Meaning of TAAS Grade Level in Context with New TAKS Tests
Subsequent Formal Passing Rates for Initial TAKS Testing
Statistician Dr. William Howland Evaluates Rigor of TAKS Test to PSAT, Other Metrics in Katy I.S.D.