Caryl Crowell: Why don't all schools want scripted test prep?
Sent to the Arizona Star
The Star is right to encourage parents to scrutinize school report cards, but not for the reasons you cite. While you noted that Catalina Foothills, Vail and Tanque Verde districts earned excelling labels, I wonder how many of your subscribers read between the lines and recognized that those are, not coincidentally, the wealthiest areas in the Tucson valley.
Nationally, schools that have 70% or more middle-class or affluent students do well on state, national and
The Star is right to encourage parents to scrutinize school report cards, but not for the reasons you cite. While you noted that Catalina Foothills, Vail and Tanque Verde districts earned excelling labels, I wonder how many of your subscribers read between the lines and recognized that those are, not coincidentally, the wealthiest areas in the Tucson valley.
Nationally, schools that have 70% or more middle-class or affluent students do well on state, national and
