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• Source: Associated Press
• Date: April 17, 2006
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• Bylines: Frank Bass , Nicole Ziegler Dizon
• Topics: Education
• Data Types: Federal Data
• Description/Excerpt: An Associated Press computer analysis has found Laquanya is among nearly 2 million children whose scores aren't counted when it comes to meeting the law's requirement that schools track how students of different races perform on standardized tests. The AP found that states are helping public schools escape potential penalties by skirting that requirement. And minorities - who historically haven't fared as well as whites in testing - make up the vast majority of students whose scores are excluded.