https://freerepublic.com/tag/tesing/ en-us Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:08:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/895543/posts S'no JokeDate Thursday, April 17 @ 20:59:56 Topic School-Public  Thousands of fourth-graders in Boston will be re-taking the state’s standardized MCAS test because a question involving snow days on the original was perceived as culturally biased against kids from warmer climates who have never seen snow, reports the New York Times. Wilfredo T. Laboy, superintendent of the predominantly Spanish-speaking Lawrence district, said: "I believe it is culturally biased. For kids from Santo Domingo, Southeast Asia or other warm climates, what do they say about snow?" The URL for this story is:http://www.gohotsprings.com/school/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=174 Arkansas Publik Skulz https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/895543/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:08:19 GMT