Beyond tracking
To eliminate bad tracking — dumping some kids in dead-end classes — reformers have eliminated honors classes and dumped “all agemates in the same class” regardless of their preparedness, writes Mike...
View ArticleIt’s not cool to try in non-honors class
High school juniors in non-honors classes are less likely to sign up for a free SAT prep class if their classmates will know about it than if their decision is private, concludes a working paper, How...
View ArticleNone dare call it tracking
Trying to narrow the “excellence gap,” educators are considering more challenging classes for lower-income black and Latino students in high-poverty schools, reports Dana Goldstein in the New York...
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