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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Policies that don't group kids according to ability.  Ones that lets the top kids languish as they will do fine on tests anyway.  Bringing up the bottom to the exclusion of meeting the needs of everyone else.[/quote]

exactly where is the proof that this is happening?? I've yet to see any real evidence except for ancedotal comments.[/quote]

Hey citation monkey. Walk yourself over and sit in a classroom and see for yourself who is getting taught and who is not. 
We did last year while house searching. Do the school tours! Talk to parents who actually ask their kid what happened in school today.  Talk to parents that have to give their kids workbooks to do in class, on their own, while they wait for underperformers to pass/get proficient. At to all the area tutoring agencies on how much increased activity they are getting.

MoCo has been going downhill for awhile. No testing moratorium can cover it up. Starr wants the fed money, hired Pearson to come up with a curriculum aimed at bottom performers and ESOL, and taxes are going up more and more. [/quote]

Starr has not minced words. Proof is right here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/12/24/nonsense-about-superintendent-joshua-starr/

[quote]Joshua Starr held his ground despite the opposition. In an opinion piece on the topic he stated, “Some may think we have a choice about eliminating tracking. I do not. If we want to live up to the ideals of social justice and equity long espoused by our community, we must ensure that each and every one of our children has access to a curriculum based on high standards that prepares them to graduate ready for higher education and success in the 21st century.”  In Starr’s words, the reduction in tracking became “the hill that he was willing to die on.”[/quote]

Cause Schools are all about the Social Justice baby!

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