Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Shame of a nation

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Shame of a nation:

Shame of a nation

by Mike Klonsky

After a decade of No Child Left Behind and three more years of Race To The Top, Black and Latino teenagers in U.S. schools are performing at academic levels equal to or lower than those of 30 years ago. According to a study by the Education Trust (one of the main supporters of NCLB), reasons for the low performance include:

• Lowered expectations for students of color
• Growing income inequality and lack of resources in low-income school districts
• Unequal access to experienced teachers