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Peer reviewedMercer, Walter A. – Negro Educational Review, 1982
The requirement of higher scores on standardized tests for admission to colleges and universities and to teacher education programs discriminates against Blacks, who have less advantaged backgrounds than Whites. This requirement and poor Black performance on the Florida Teacher Certification Examination may diminish the pool of Black teachers in…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Students, Black Teachers, Educational Discrimination
