Sentences with phrase «distracted by the gap»

But we'd be smart to keep our eye on the real goal — improvements for all groups of kids — instead of getting distracted by the gap.

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Looking back, I can see that my colleagues and I were struggling to counteract powerful tendencies that work against high student achievement in urban schools: If teachers work in isolation, if there isn't effective teamwork, if the curriculum is undefined and weakly aligned with tests, if there are low expectations, if a negative culture prevails, if the principal is constantly distracted by nonacademic matters, if the school does not measure and analyze student outcomes, and if the staff lacks a coherent overall improvement plan — then students fall further and further behind, and the achievement gap becomes a chasm.

reading is much more fun because I'm not distracted by the hideous typography and gaps in text.