1. An Analysis of Standardized Assessment and Tracking in American Education: Tools of Oppression Open Access Author: Gillespie, Nate Title: An Analysis of Standardized Assessment and Tracking in American Education: Tools of Oppression Area of Honors: Secondary Education Keywords: educational inequityCritical Race Theorystandardized assessmenttrackingachievement testsmeritocracyracial biassocial justiceStandardized AssessmentTrackingAchievement TestsMeritocracyRacial BiasSocial JusticeAbolitionist Teaching File: Download Final_Draft_Thesis_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Charlotte L Land, Thesis SupervisorCharlotte L Land, Thesis Honors AdvisorMichelle Renee Knotts, Faculty Reader