▁field , ▁and ▁are ▁typically ▁paid ▁$ 8 ▁to ▁$ 1 1 ▁per ▁hour ▁for ▁part - time ▁work . ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁rates ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 8 0 ▁to ▁ 9 5 ▁percent ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁not ▁unusual , ▁they ▁are ▁fully ▁expected ▁and ▁announced ▁as ▁test ▁programs ▁are ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁press . ▁Under ▁traditional ▁gradu ation ▁criteria , ▁African ▁Americans ▁had ▁achieved ▁national ▁gradu ation ▁rates ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁points ▁of ▁whites . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁who ▁failed ▁the ▁W AS L ▁were ▁promised ▁by ▁Super int endent ▁Terry ▁Ber ges on ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁ret akes ▁of ▁the ▁test ▁in ▁two ▁years , ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁had ▁p led ged ▁earlier ▁that ▁" all ▁students " ▁would ▁get ▁a ▁world ▁class ▁di pl oma . ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁rates ▁for ▁minor ities ▁and ▁special ▁education ▁students ▁are ▁typically ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁times ▁higher ▁than ▁for ▁majority ▁groups ▁as ▁extended ▁response ▁questions ▁are ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁answer ▁than ▁multiple ▁choice ▁ ▁Content ▁is ▁often ▁difficult ▁even ▁for ▁adult s ▁to ▁quickly ▁answer , ▁even ▁at ▁grade ▁levels ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁grade , ▁especially ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁Professor ▁Don ▁Or lich ▁called ▁the ▁W AS L ▁a ▁" dis aster ", ▁with ▁math ▁and ▁science ▁tests ▁falling ▁well ▁above ▁the ▁normal ▁development ▁level ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁many ▁grade ▁levels . ▁ ▁Mathemat ics ▁has ▁a ▁high