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A new study finds that some white public school teachers in the US  are not providing minority students with the type of feedback that will build intellectual growth and achievement.  The study reveals that teachers display a 'positive feedback bias' which shows itself as unwarranted praise for substandard work. The authors say that this could be why we see  lower intellectual growth and achievement in minority groups.

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