... could concentrate more effort on children at an earlier age so that they are qualified to get into colleges. According to Stephen Thernstrom from Yale University, the average black student's SAT scores were 300 points below the average of those white and Asian students who were accepted into college. Students are many times accepted despite their scores, yet the college dropout ... , so how can they be unfair to one gender or race? In 1989 for example, colleges accepted 60 percent of African-American students who scored 1200 to 1249 on their SAT, as opposed to 12 percent of white student...

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... districts, higher achievement for poor and minority students, and new measures to hold schools accountable for their students' progress" (PBS 1). Colleges and Universities utilize the ACT's and/or the SAT's as the most reliable and unbiased source to compare applicants. These college entrance exams are highly accurate predictors when it comes to students and their performance at these schools. These ... ...

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... Justice – a non-political judge – currently Baron Roger Thomas. The CRA also established a new supreme court, which replaced the apex in the Lords in which the law lords previously sat. Additionally, a new Judicial Appointments committee (JAC) was created. This reduced the politicisation of appointments in which the prime minister would previously appoint judges to their posts. This reform has made ... ...

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TICK-TOCK. Tick-tock. The hands of the round wall clock slowly ticked off the minutes as I sat staring at the ceiling. Bored out of my mind, I scanned the cluttered area of my bedroom, hoping for a clue that would give me something to do on a Saturday morning other ... ...

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... ; 60.5% of these were married. - The contraceptive pill was available. Women could make decisions about family planning - Progress had been made towards equal pay for men and women - Women now sat on juries, boards and in parliament - There was greater recognition of the oppression of aboriginal women and their families - An increasing number of young women were staying on at school ... ...

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