But to claim that teachers in such schools are causing poor achievement is certainly cause for concern, not to mention a professional and research - based ethics concern as well. (vamboozled.com)
Special initiatives like Indigenous language programs are positive if they are done well but could discourage attendance if they make students conscious that their cultural background is what is driving poorer achievements. (croakey.org)
These same schools report poor achievement by other major student groups as well, and have a set of characteristics associated generally with poor standardized test performance — such as high student - teacher ratios, high student enrollments and high levels of students living in or near poverty. (pewhispanic.org)