Schools serving middle-class, white children provide a richer and more balanced education.
This conclusion was bolstered by other trial testimony. Teaching to the TAAS means reading short passages, then answering multiple-choice questions. In other, non-tested courses, such as science or history, McNeil reported that teachers are pressured to alter the curriculum to focus on TAAS skills. Resources are diverted from ensuring a comprehensive curriculum to test preparation. Success on the test does not insure a quality education, she concluded.