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You mean it doesn't close the achievement gap? Duh!

To read about how Zuckerberg poured millions of dollars into fancy schools, uber teachers and technology in Newark...and it was a miserable failure. Why? Because it takes much more to close the achievement gap for low-income minorities. Again, duh!

[b]The traditional math works well for most students. [/b]But kids being raised in abject poverty who aren't receiving the same attention and resources as your yuppie snowflake from infancy through school are going to lag behind. 2.0 won't fix that...unless 2.0 includes housing, food, stable parents, safe neighborhoods, and parents who value education and have the economic wherewithal and time to dedicate to teaching their children starting at toddlerhood. And universal pre-k...while nice...doesn't close the achievement gap either...see above for explanation related to complex human needs that must be met outside the classroom.

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Poverty Lawyer who understands the struggles of low-income families [/quote]

No, it doesn't. Please read the New York Times linked above. And then, if you still think that it does, please present the evidence that shows that it does.[/quote]

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