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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Fixing America's Education System

Bloomberg Editors:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-06/lowell-high-school-san-francisco-school-decision-is-reason-to-celebrate
In the wake of the pandemic, the answer to the crisis facing America’s students is more rigor, not less. Rather than lowering academic standards, policy makers should focus on ensuring more students have the tools to meet them. That requires using assessments to measure student progress, recruiting and training higher-quality teachers, and promoting innovation through expansion of charter schools. Added resources should be devoted to identifying gifted and talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds and providing them with more challenging academic programs”.