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Article: Skills-test report heightens concerns for at-risk pupils; The first statewide look at 11th-graders' basic-skills tests finds that minority students face a greater possibility of being denied diplomas.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 28, 1999
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More than one-third of Minnesota's black 11th-graders had failed one or both of the state's basic-skills tests as of last summer, according to a report prepared by the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning.
And more than one-quarter of the state's Hispanic 11th-graders hadn't passed. Plus, 45 percent of all 11th-graders who aren't fluent in English had flunked the tests.
The report is the first statewide look at the populations most at risk for being denied diplomas: minority children, special-education students and those with a limited use of English. It also raises the question of whether race will become a key factor in testing ...