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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Klein spotlights shrinking city-state gaps and need to raise standards | GothamSchools


Klein spotlights shrinking city-state gaps and need to raise standards | GothamSchools:

"Frustrated with criticism that city students made no progress on a national math exam in the past two years, Chancellor Joel Klein instead focused on a shrinking performance gap separating city students from their state and national peers today.

Speaking at Tweed Courthouse this afternoon, Klein argued that the city has made greater gains in fourth and eighth grade math than the rest of New York State and the United States overall."