Standardized testing in Texas has a history of leaving minorities behind. The Texas Testing System: A History  The implication that the standardized testing system may have some discriminatory links is far from a new one. In 'In fact, if you flash back to about 15 years ago to 2007, you’ll find an article by Fairtest.org documenting a lawsuit where parents showed research to suggest that the testing instructions for the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) had an inherent racial bias to them. Distributed from 1991 to 2001, the TAAS exam, according to a Harvard study, about twice as many