Sentences with phrase «on closing the achievement gap rather»

Some of Willie's examples of hijacking included changing the idea of integration to desegregation, which negatively affects the Civil Rights Movement, or even focusing on closing the achievement gap rather than emphasizing helping each child reach his or her full potential.

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They're asking why so much school time is spent on tests that aren't much used to assist individual children but rather to compare schools and districts in an to attempt to close the achievement gap, says Hess.

Rather, it says schools would be placed in one of five performance categories based on student achievement and progress in reading and math, how well a school closes gaps between groups of students in academic achievement and in graduation rates, and on overall attendance and graduation rates.