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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought that this was important: "GMU researchers examining 2012 job-application data for the school system found that black applicants had slightly lower pass rates on a screening test but somewhat more extensive academic credentials and work experience than their white counterparts. On paper, the researchers said, the black and white candidates seemed to have comparable qualifications."

The WaPo article and the study didn't seem to focus on the screening test, which may be intentionally or unintentionally biased, or may tend to disfavor black applicants, but not Asian or Hispanic applicants, for some other reason. It seemed significant to me.[/quote]

It seemed significant to me as well. And as an applicant who took the test, I can tell you that it in no way tests intelligence or knowledge (as the article may lead you to believe).

It's been awhile but from what I remember it's a series of questions along the line of "What is your opinion on...I dunno...meeting with teachers in a team?" A. It should be done often. B. It should be done everyday. C. It should be done as needed. D. Teachers should never meet.

How in the world black applicants can "score lower" on a test that is not testing any real knowledge or skill is beyond me. The test doesn't take into account that schools have different needs. So one FCPS school may have teachers meet once a week when another has them meet every day. [/quote]

If the "test" they are referring to is the Gallop Interview that every applicant must go through, then I can tell you that it is completely bogus.  The Gallop Interview is searching for how much education school rhetoric you can spout, how politically correct you are, and if you've bought into the "all students are perfect so anything that goes wrong is the teachers fault" way of thinking.  If an experienced teacher applicant says something like "of course all students can learn, even if they're knuckleheads," they are given a bad rating on the Gallop because they used a disparaging term.  An experienced teacher, as the article says many black applicants are, will be further removed from the ed school brain washing and more likely to be more candid about teaching.[/quote]

I do believe it's Gallup. If not, it's along those lines.

And I absolutely agree with you. But I cannot understand how FCPS can quote the pass rate on that test as some type of justification--as if blacks are doing poorly on a test assessing their content knowledge. [/quote]

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