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Highly Qualified Teachers: A National Imperative

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Highly Qualified Teachers: Why?

Lincoln Elementary School
Mount Vernon, NY

    4th Graders Meeting State Standards
Math Black
89%
White
98%
English Black
85%
White
88%

Explanation of slide: Shows the results of 4th grade state math and English test scores at Lincoln Elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. In math African Americans scored 89% compared to 98% whites. In English, African Americans scored 85% compared to 88% for whites.