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Plenty of Children Left Behind: High-Stakes Testing and Graduation Rates in Duval County, Florida
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Borg, Mary O'Malley; Plumlee, J. Patrick; Stranahan, Harriet A. – Educational Policy, 2007
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is a high-stakes test that public school students must pass to be eligible for graduation from high school. Previous research suggests that high-stakes tests have a differential effect on students by race and ethnicity. This study finds that in one Florida school district African American and…
Descriptors: Probability, Magnet Schools, Graduation Requirements, Graduation Rate