Rotherham also did some checking and found out that while Winerip blames immigrant students for the poor scores at the school, «scores are no great shakes for
white regular education students» either.
Not exact matches
«When you look at the test scores for the county, they are strong for
white and
regular education students,» said Bowden.
Local school districts still require the federal prod to eliminate or narrow the achievement gap between
white and minority
students and between
regular and special -
education students.
Arne Duncan, the federal
education secretary, has said that while there are places where
students are tested too much,
regular assessments are crucial to measuring the gap in achievement between
white and minority
students, and that if states did not do enough to ensure high participation rates, his agency may intervene.
The division's emphasis on promoting
student skills around creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration and responsible citizenship has made it a
regular presenter at regional and national
education conferences and, together with its
students, at the
White House.