Well, clearly, the only solution is to lower the bar for the minorities that can’t pass the exam then mandate, by law, that those that can’t pass must be treated as if they did pass.
Just the other day, there was a discussion of a lawsuit against Fedex because minorities failed the test for promotion at a higher rate than whites did. The lawyer actually said (and I am paraphrasing,) “Fedex knows this has been happening and refuses to lower the standards on the test.”
Of course, if you lower the standards for graduation, then the next step is to be prepared for the inevitable “the-schools-failed-me-since-I-can’t-read-but-they-gave-me-a-diploma-anyway” lawsuits.
Just the other day, there was a discussion of a lawsuit against Fedex because minorities failed the test for promotion at a higher rate than whites did. The lawyer actually said (and I am paraphrasing,) “Fedex knows this has been happening and refuses to lower the standards on the test.”
Of course, if you lower the standards for graduation, then the next step is to be prepared for the inevitable “the-schools-failed-me-since-I-can’t-read-but-they-gave-me-a-diploma-anyway” lawsuits.