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LWolf

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26. Old data showed it, too.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 08:25 AM

Jun 2013

Before the high-stakes testing movement got going, we knew that standardized tests were a reflection of socio-economic status, not "achievement."

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