tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post1905788623636073936..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Corporate Reformers Proclaim NCLB Success in Closing Achievement Gaps: Time to Move on to Focus on the PrivilegedJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-43582102719502560372009-08-29T14:30:11.680-04:002009-08-29T14:30:11.680-04:00The fact that other countries have similar achieve...The fact that other countries have similar achievement gaps should have been accounted for when NCLB set its unrealistic goals of perfection by 2014.<br /><br />One worry I have is the elimination of programs for advanced students for cost cutting reasons. I'm not sure how prevalent these cuts are or if that's why higher achieving students made smaller advances. Maybe high achievement can only rise so far above a certain grade level.Democurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.com