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[dartimos]

Tests can very easily descriminate against a certain sub-group. However, it normally is done accidently by using words that are cultural-biased (take for instance the word "pop" in the south). The problem comes with sub-cultures failing to acclimate their children to main-stream vocabulary.

Working two years in downtown Houston, I can attest that many African families will buy their children anything they can afford (XBox360s, top of the line shoes) and not have them speak proper English. They will let their children be anywhere and everywhere until 2-3am with others who speak their radical "dialect." This is anywhere from ages 5-25. These students fail. Hard.
The parents who hammer it into their kids that success is using proper English, having a proper schedule and treating others with respect and dignity end up succeeding. They can compete with any other child. They grow up with a rich vocabulary.

What happens is that a minority succeed and a majority fail. It is a lack of usable vocabulary for tests. This will change as more Africans move away from practices which are self-destructive.