Like a similar effort in neighboring Maine, Vermont's «Common Core» does not separate learning
by traditional academic subjects.
Not exact matches
But pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds focus this additional time «on
traditional academic subjects such as English, science and mathematics», according to
by Dr John Jerrim of the UCL Institute of Education, while their more advantaged peers opt for «music, sport and foreign languages».
A Stanford University study last fall found that students in some
subjects trailed their peers in
traditional schools
by as much as an entire
academic year.
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