Boston Teacher Leadership Summit
Closing the Learning Gap: Conversations on Detracking and Equity in Public Education
My large urban school district has several levels of tracking. Students are divided into neighborhood, select enrollment, charter, and magnet schools. Within schools, students are further divided into regular, honors, AP, and IB classes. Tracking creates classrooms of engaged high-achieving students. However, it also creates classes of low achieving students. This system widens the achievement gap. All classrooms need ...more »