Race matters
I don’t know what to think about this.
School separates races for TAKS talk | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle:
Administrators at a Katy school are facing criticism from parents after holding separate assemblies for black, white and Hispanic students to address low scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.
The assemblies at Mayde Creek High were held for ninth- and 10th-grade students of different ethnicities to discuss steps to boost scores on the state-required test, said district spokesman Steve Stanford. He said only students at risk because of their scores were called to the meetings, and that no negative message was intended.
Ultimately, he has a point.
School separates races for TAKS talk | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle:
Stanford said students were segregated because that’s how the state looks at and reports achievement.
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