Things That Didn't Happen, Part 2
Yes, I am in an endless loop about this study, but I think it's important to point out that here in Chicago, many of the rosy phenomena that Secretary Duncan has long talked about in Chicago did not actually occur, at least according to the most recent comprehensive study. They only happened in the imaginations of the PR people.
One thing in particular is this notion of "absolutely closing the achievement gap." Didn't happen. (p. 79)
One thing in particular is this notion of "absolutely closing the achievement gap." Didn't happen. (p. 79)
At the same time,scores on the ACT rose, even though students were not entering high school better prepared. In the elementary grades, test scores dropped—especially in the lowest-performing schools. Equity declined, so that schools serving African American students, and
