When schools use standard intelligence tests to place students in college preparatory tracks, they are limiting the educational advancement of minorities whose ability is not fairly measured by tests developed from white middle-class experiences. This is an example of __________ discrimination.

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This is an example of institutional discrimination because it involves policies, practices, or procedures embedded within institutions (like schools) that systematically disadvantage certain groups of people (in this case, minorities) even if there is no explicit intention to harm.

When Schools Use Standard Intelligence Tests to Place Students in College