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...board allow a field trip to the state capitol so they could explore their state's government in person and in depth.

Just one year before, a majority of these students were performing at the lowest measured ("basic") level in their communication skills on the state test administered to third graders. Some observers attributed this performance to the "Black/African American" oval filled in by the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) facilitator on each child's state test cover sheet. Yet this same group demonstrated remarkable gains on their fourth-grade standardized test results. Not only did they improve their test results, but these once "basic" students were now confidently preparing PowerPoint presentations and accompanying letters to persuade district administrators and the school board that the class was ready, both financially and educationally, for their proposed field trip.

To a large degree, the changes in these students can be credited to the eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional...

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