The Most Effective, Efficient, and Fair Way to Raise Achievement For Which Duncan Has No Interest
All the international test score comparisons show that it is our poorest quintile of children that keeping the US from claiming a top seat among other Western nations in the test score derby. Socioeconomic integration has been demonstrated to raise achievement among these poorest children while having no negative testing effect on the high performers. And it is affordable and offers a moral bonus and the pragmatic benefits that accrue from diverse social environments. The only downside for the Oligarchs: it is democratic and it does not treat social advantage as a zero-sum game that can be exploited by a fetid form of consumer capitalism.
From Bob Herbert at the NYTimes:
From Bob Herbert at the NYTimes:
One of the most powerful tools for improving the educational achievement of poor black and Hispanic public school students is, regrettably, seldom even considered. It has become a political no-no.