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CAT Tracks for February 3, 2015
EDUCATION & THE ECONOMY |
From the New York Times
Closing Education Gap Will Lift Economy, a Study Finds
CAT Tracks Editor's Note:
The uplifting message in the article above?
No teacher bashing!
The possible solution proposed in the final paragraph:
Sadly, that solution is not applicable in affluent areas lacking empathy...
...or in not-so-affluent areas (where property taxes cannot afford such educational "luxuries")...
...or in rural areas where "reducing housing-based segregation" is not practical.
The answer for all of those areas, my friend...
Montgomery County, a generally affluent suburban area in Maryland just outside of Washington, for example, was able to reduce the gap and increase scores after instituting all-day kindergarten programs, reducing class size, investing in teacher development and reducing housing-based segregation in its schools.
