UNEQUAL SCHOOLS.

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    • Subject Terms:
      NEW York (N.Y.); UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      BLOOMBERG, Michael R., 1942-
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses efforts by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reduce the racial achievement gap in test scores between white students and minorities, with information on public school reforms in New York. Topics include the results found by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) exam which contradicted statements by Bloomberg on the achievements of the New York Education Department; the occurrence of test score inflation on student assessments; and statistics on the proficiency gap between students of different economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.