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[quote=Anonymous]There has to be huge stress on a Principal when the "achievement gap" is front-and-center within the school itself.  In contrast, most of the time, the "gap" exists between schools, which allows critics to say that one school's services are better than the other; but that can't happen here when the same school is supporting dramatically opposite results, within the same classes.  In a word, Watkins represents a cauldron where the problem -- "the achievement gap" -- is on clear display.

In my opinion, the Watkins example shows that the lower-performing kids need support, starting very early in their lives, that no public elementary school has the resources to provide.  I'm no expert, so I don't know exactly what wrap-around services these kids need, but part of it is probably tutoring and creative support at the nursery school level.  In short, the "achievement gap" is a problem that cannot be solved by any principal.  Ms. Bell would be in a real tough spot even if her management skills were the best in the world.[/quote]

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