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An Overview of Conflicting Opinions in the TAAS Case.
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Valencia, Richard R.; Bernal, Ernesto M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Summarizes plaintiffs' and defendants' opinions in the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case concerning why some minority students fail TAAS, history of racial/ethnic discrimination in Texas schools, students' opportunity to learn TAAS content, teaching-TAAS alignment, adverse impact on minority students, psychometric integrity, decision…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Inequalities and the Schooling of Minority Students in Texas: Historical and Contemporary Conditions.
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Valencia, Richard R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Contests the State of Texas argument in the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case that historical discrimination against African Americans and Mexican Americans is unrelated to their TAAS outcomes. Examines contemporary de facto school segregation, distribution of substandard teachers, and the relationship of these factors to student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination
Disparate Impact Analyses of TAAS Scores and School Quality.
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Fassold, Mark A. J. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Applies four measures of disparate impact (four-fifths rule, Hazelwood rule, Shoben rule, and rule of practical significance) to Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) performance data for racial/ethnic groups. Compares findings to data on school quality and math course completion by racial/ethnic group. (Contains 21 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Students, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination
Educational Policy and the Growing Latino Student Population: Problems and Prospects.
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Reyes, Pedro; Valencia, Richard R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1993
Examines five major assumptions of "first wave" school reform and their negative consequences for Latino and other minority group students. Suggests that the reforms of the 1980s focused on excellence for white college-bound students while ignoring equity issues and the needs of at-risk, culturally diverse students. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educational Policy, Educational Principles
Sameness, Bureaucracy, and the Myth of Educational Equity: The TAAS System of Testing in Texas Public Schools.
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McNeil, Linda M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
The verdict in the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case undermined the concept of educational equity by equating it with sameness. Testimony was excluded that revealed bureaucratic processes creating new inequities: overemphasis on test preparation and manipulation of students' grade level designations to artificially improve…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Students, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination
The Legal Issues Surrounding the TAAS Case.
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Saucedo, Leticia M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Reviews legal claims made by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the Texas graduation requirement that students pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Discusses the requirement as a violation of minority students' equal protection and due process rights. Analyzes court actions and the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Discrimination