D.C. schools set new achievement targets for students by race and income By Emma Brown, Published: September 18
Every public school in the United States has aimed for the same goal over the past decade: that all students be proficient in math and reading by 2014.
But that noble ambition, educators and experts almost universally agree, was never realistic. Now, in the District and many states, goals over the next five years tend to be lower for black, Hispanic and poor children than they are for white and Asian students, and in the District, they tend to be higher at schools in affluent areas than in poor neighborhoods. It’s a policy shift that strikes some parents as a form of prejudice.
Officials say the new targets account for differences in current performance and demand the fastest progress from students who are furthest behind. The goals vary across much of the country by race, family income and disability, and in Washington, they also vary by school.......................>>>>...............................>>>>....................http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....661afe377_story.html
Using the thinking of the above article will only produce a lot of children who will never get a good job because they got an inferior education and businesses hire the best and brightest.
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