MS>CB> TC>The state of Arkansas on three
  >CB> TC>occasions I know of tried to raise standards and was sued by the
  >CB> good
  >CB> TC>ole NAACP.
  >CB>
  >CB> I have not heard about this.  Was the NAACP successful in its suits?
MS>    Does it matter whether the NAACP won?
  >    Down here, this state faced disputes by activists claiming its 
hen-new
  >HS competency-for-graduation test was "racist" because a
  >higher share of blacks than whites failed it.  Disputes
  >like this, regardless of who 'wins', discourage high
  >standards because officials fear disputes or litigation.
Pretty perceptive Matt.  The cases always cost money and are therefore
avoided when possible.  My position was always that we could outspend
the __*()*_)*)(*_.  Since I believe I herd the other day that the NAACP
was having a little financial trouble that may very well be the case.
What is really asinine is the simple fact that the funds spent on legal
battles are taken away from the funds that could be used to educate
children.
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