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Many of the successes seem to be the result of rigorous testing methods which ensure that students pass the nationwide exams in writing and math. Schools which fail to prepare students for the tests can be "reconstituted"--in other words, completely overhauled by the state, which demands the resignation and reapplication of each teacher and administrator. Such incentives have clearly changed both the expectations and the achievements in Texas schools. Scores on nationwide tests ranked Texas students among the top in the nation in math and writing...
...minority students the changes have been even more dramatic. Schools can be examined by the state if the entire student body is testing well but a certain demographic, say Latino males, is scoring below average. The results: black and Hispanic students ranked first in math and second in writing on the nationwide tests, and the achievement gap between white and minority students has closed dramatically...
Alejandro Jenkins '01 is a physics and math concentrator in Currier House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays...
...long-running Robert Winters, a Harvard math preceptor, and David Trumbull, the bow-tied token Republican, attempted once again to break into the ranks--and failed...
Abramian ultimately found a job teaching math and computer science to disadvantaged kids in a local college preparation program. And he won acceptance to the University of Massachusetts at Boston...