Standardized testing has been used to maintain racial hierarchies and perpetuate cycles of exclusion and punishment, with Black students in under-resourced schools disproportionately affected by these biased assessments.
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Standardized testing has been used to maintain racial hierarchies and perpetuate cycles of exclusion and punishment, with Black students in under-resourced schools disproportionately affected by these biased assessments.