Latinos, blacks lag on MCAS in Boston, Massachusetts

“Not one Boston elementary school is significantly boosting the scores of black and Hispanic students on the state’s English and math tests, renewing concerns that the schools have made no headway in narrowing the achievement gap between those students and whites and Asians, according to a report announced last night.

At only a handful of elementary schools, the performance of black and Hispanic students on one of the state MCAS tests improved in 2005, compared with 2004, said Boston School Department officials, who delivered the report last night at a School Committee meeting….”

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