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"In past years, these back-to-school articles often focused on bus schedules, lunch menus and homeroom assignments. This year, the focus is on performance, results and plans for helping students who historically have been left behind. It will take all of us, working together, to continue to spread the word and to make the goals of the law a reality in communities across America." Secretary Paige, in response to a recent poll about public attitudes about public education. |
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education actually involved four related cases brought by plaintiffs in four states: Gebhart et al v. Belton et al in Delaware, Brown et al v. Board of Education in Kansas, Briggs et al v. Elliott et al in South Carolina, and Davis et al v. School Board of Prince Edward County et al in Virginia. On the same day as the decision in the Brown case, the Supreme Court also decided another related case in Bolling et al v. Sharpe et al, a case from the District of Columbia. |
ACT Scores Remain Steady Despite the record number of high school graduates (nearly 1.2 million) who took the ACT in 2003, scores remained flat on this test, which is one of the nation's leading college entrance exams. Secretary Paige said: "It is encouraging to see a greater percentage of young people taking the ACT and planning to go to college in pursuit of solid, productive careers with promising futures. At the same time, it is discouraging that the ACT test scores remain stagnant and that far too many young people are entering college without the skills to succeed in freshman-level courses, particularly in the vital areas of math and science." Out of a possible 36 points, only a fourth of 2003 graduates earned a score of 24 or higher on the science test, while just four in 10 earned a score of 22 or higher on the math portion. However, for the first time since 1997, scores rose slightly for all racial/ethnic minority groups: Asian-American students led the roster with a score of 21.8 (up by 0.2 points), followed by Puerto Rican/Hispanic students with an average composite score of 19.0 (up by 0.2), American Indians/Alaska Natives at 18.7 (up by 0.1), Mexican-American/Chicano students at 18.3 (up by 0.1), and African-American students at 16.9 (up by 0.1). |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, The Achiever, [Date of issue].Again, thank you for using our newsletter to communicate to a larger audience the information and resources that are available through No Child Left Behind.
Last Modified: 11/06/2006
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