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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^BTW, the people involved in the campaign are very interesting.

"The public face of the campaign, the Rev. Kirsten John Foy, whose civil rights organization is receiving a contribution for its involvement, is a prominent minister and a Sharpton ally. The campaign is planning to spend at least $1 million on advertisements alone. Neither the website nor the ads bear any mention of Mr. Lauder or Mr. Parsons."

I really hope they put some focus and energy into Elementary school education. Why do so many  AA students in Grades 3-5 score 1s and 2s on the ELA and Math tests? Tracking and expanding the G&T would help but it's not enough. Elementary is where the problem starts, not at the end point with the SHSAT test.[/quote]

It starts before elementary. Learning begins in infancy.[/quote]

OK, but I'm speaking in terms of what the NYC DOE can do. They have created free 3K (free public pre-Kindergarten for 3 year olds) and expanded PreK (free public pre-Kindergarten for 4 year olds). They are working on diversity plans for Middle School, piloting program changes in two districts. And now they are trying to get rid of the High School SHSAT test. But nothing in their policy proposals addresses Elementary school. It's a very strange omission. [/quote]

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