Sentences with phrase «widening racial achievement gaps»

Disare goes on to look closely at the pros and cons of a system that sorts students into schools this way, including the concern that it might «widen racial achievement gaps and leave lower - achieving students in less demanding classrooms with fewer resources.»

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, an Indiana University study found that the «Excellence Gap,» the racial achievement gap at NAEP's advanced level, widened during the NCLB eGap,» the racial achievement gap at NAEP's advanced level, widened during the NCLB egap at NAEP's advanced level, widened during the NCLB era.

Since the Common Core standards have never been field - tested, no one knows whether they will raise test scores or cause the achievement gap among different racial, ethnic, and income groups to narrow or to widen.

Notably, these widening achievement gaps between the strongest and weakest students aren't reflected in the racial or income data.

Tom and I exchanged views last year in The Washington Monthly, and in his current piece he continues to sidestep or ignore the bad stuff, such as the revolving door for principals, the swollen central office bureaucracy, and the widening racial and economic achievement gaps.

Difference is, the Sheff efforts are rooted in Brown vs. Board of Education and other Civil Rights legislation, whereas the Common Core and other «reformy» actions are untried ploys that ultimately will increase the racial and economic segregation of our Two Connecticuts and further widen the achievement gap for our students.