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THE BELL HAS RUNG!!

Monica Brown · Tuesday, November 1st 2005 at 6:42PM · 99 views
Well, my fellow JSU Tigers... Looks like the bell has rung for the last time. Bell has been fired just as Polo predicted. Black clothing at the next game will definitely be in order.

Mo
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A.R. Lawyer Tuesday, November 8th 2005 at 11:12PM

According to the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP) released on October 19, most of our nation’s 8th graders are performing at or above the basic achievement levels in reading and math—some better than others, whites much better than blacks.

Twenty nine percent of the students in public schools perform below the basic performance level in reading while the remaining 71 percent score at or above the basic level. In mathematics, 32 percent perform below basic while the remaining 68 percent perform at or above.

When race or ethnicity is thrown is into the mix, the results become quite disturbing. Only 19 percent of white students perform below basic in reading, while an alarming 49 percent of black students score below the basic achievement level. In mathematics, 21 percent of white students perform below basic, while 59 percent of black students perform below basic.

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