The results of these laws have helped create a United States that looks much different than that of the 1960's. ... You can tell the difference between students admitted purely on their scores and those helped by their race. ... A way out of the recent epidemic of low academic achievement and noncompetitive SAT scores due to affirmative action admissions policies is to raise academic standards and maintain a high quality curriculum and instructional program at the elementary and secondary school levels. ... "These tests cover knowledge and concepts in reading, math, science, and social ...

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By the time summer came along Rafael had to get a job washing windows to help out his family survive. ... Class hand in hand with racism help in causing the disruption of attaining the Dream. ... When taking the verbal section of the SAT a child from a household making below $10,000 would most probably receive a score of 446 while a child from a home that makes more that $100,000 would most likely to get a score of 559. The math portion is as bad with scores of 446 for the kids with incomes less than $10,000 and 559 for the rich kids whose parents earn more than $100,000. ... Financial aid he...

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Affirmative action is needed to attract women to underrepresented fields and to help them attain greater numbers in senior academic positions. Because a 2000 study showed that females had less confidence than males in their ability to do well in math and science, affirmative action programs need to show girls at the elementary, high school, and college levels that they too can pursue scientific fields. ... Those that do not support affirmative action believe that it is "reverse discrimination", claiming that a white applicant with higher SAT's and a higher G.P.A., who is rejecte...

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