TEXAS FEDERAL JUDGE UPHOLDS SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST
Miami Herald, The (FL) - Saturday, January 8, 2000
Author: From Herald Wire Services
SAN ANTONIO - A federal judge upheld Texas' high school graduation test Friday, rejecting claims that the exam discriminates against blacks and Hispanics.
In a ruling that could affect high school exit exams across the country, U.S. District Judge Edward C. Prado said that while more minorities fail the test, there is no proof that flaws in it are responsible.
He also ruled that the state is using the test to identify and fix disparities in education for whites and minorities.
``The system is not perfect, but the court cannot say that it is unconstitutional,'' Prado wrote.
In a ruling that could affect high school exit exams across the country, U.S. District Judge Edward C. Prado said that while more minorities fail the test, there is no proof that flaws in it are responsible.
He also ruled that the state is using the test to identify and fix disparities in education for whites and minorities.
``The system is not perfect, but the court cannot say that it is unconstitutional,'' Prado wrote.
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