... in residential segregation today. In Los Angeles alone there is extreme racial segregation concentrated in various neighborhoods. Even with desegregation efforts since the 60's, schools are still failing black students. Dennis Condron states school factors play an important role in generating the black/white achievement gap, while non-school factors primarily drive social class inequalities. He also found that the black ... ...

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... behind. I was informed of another negative side to testing when I looked at the website, "AlterNet.org," which had an interesting article called, "Back to School: Corporate Standardized Testing," written by Dennis Fox. AlterNet is a no-profit organization led by Don Hazen and Leda Dedrich. Hazen, the executive director, has an MA in counseling and a BA in politics from Princeton University. Dederich ... ...

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... eliminate the presence of gang colors and insignias in schools (manual 1). The elimination of colors and insignias alone will not prevent gang members from being gang members for 7 hours a day. Dennis Evans, with the Department of Education at the University of California in Irvine believes that uniforms will not aid in changing gang members "mentality- nor have any affect on gang ... ...

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