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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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12:56 PM
by Susan Darst Williams
RESULTS FOR BLACK NEBRASKA KIDS IS EVEN 'ABOMINABLER'
Another distressing stat from the Advanced Placement report issued Tuesday by the College Board (www.collegeboard.com) is that in Nebraska, African-American students made up 4.6% of the student population among high-school seniors last school year, but were only 1.7% of all AP test takers in the Cornhusker State.
The national average among states is to have blacks be 13.7% of the student body and 6.9% of AP test takers.
This is extra distressing because research clearly shows that if you took AP courses in high school, your chances of succeeding in college are much better.
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