TC> MS>    Does it matter whether the NAACP won?
TC>   >    Down here, this state faced disputes by activists claiming its 
TC> then-new
TC>   >HS competency-for-graduation test was "racist" because a
TC>   >higher share of blacks than whites failed it.  Disputes
TC>   >like this, regardless of who 'wins', discourage high
TC>   >standards because officials fear disputes or litigation.
TC> 
TC> Pretty perceptive Matt.  The cases always cost money and are 
TC> therefore
TC> avoided when possible
    And "avoided" by avoiding _any_ standards that are high enough to risk 
disproportionate failure rates, or by race-norming the tests.
    South Carolina was sued by the NEA because blacks were less likely than 
whites to score high enough on the National Teacher Examination to pass the 
state's certification requirements, and that state lost.  As a result, many 
states have chosen to dodge the issue by simply race-norming the NTE.
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