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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is extra tutoring and intervention not being made available to groups that are falling behind?

If extra tutoring that is provided by companies like Sylvan Learning Center, C2, Huntington, Kumon,  Kaplan, Dr. Li, APlus etc can help the Asian-American and White kids do well academically, should we not allow poor HI and AA students to have access to such tutoring?  Maybe all FARMS eligible students also get this opportunity.

Has MCPS thought about providing tutoring and coaching services [b](for free or at subsidized costs)[/b] to the lowest performers or students who want to get accelerated instruction?  Perhaps this tutoring can happen during weekends and during summer and other breaks.  If they can also provide transportation and snacks, many parents and students can benefit.

Obviously, MCPS by itself is not able to bridge the achievement gap, but, how long will they not do anything for these students?   [/quote]

This is why it's not done. It cost $$ -- where is it going to come from? 
To answer your question, I think the achievement gap can be lessened with tutoring, but not entirely closed.

[i]Poor children who are academically behind often have challenges at home that higher income students may not have, such as:
unstable homes
poor nutrition
not enough sleep
domestic violence 
stress
poor maternal health, leading to various health problems in children [/i]

If their home life is good, however, then I would imagine extra tutoring would close the gap. 
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I agree. However, this does not mean that they are beyond redemption, correct?  If they cannot be helped then why talk about the gap.  Then the gap is what it is.  Why try and bridge it?

If there is really a need (and not just from a political optics) to bridge the achievement gap, then it does not matter what needs to be done in terms of cost to bridge it.  Else, we should stop wasting money and time at it altogether. [/quote]

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