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[quote=Anonymous]What constitutes "doing better"?

There's no reason to get into any deep philosophical discussion or precise definitions.

We should start with reading and math.

If you can't master those two basic things then you won't master any of the many other things that depend on it.  You need to have basic literacy and you need basic math to function in this world, regardless of race or culture.  Not to mention, that the vast majority of the remainder of the curriculum depend on those - you need to be able to read for history class, for social studies, you need math for science and so on.

The CAS tests provide a basic measure - and even as dumbed-down as the DC CAS already is, it shows that a huge number of DC schools can't even manage to achieve basic literacy or math skills in any meaningful percentage of the student body.

That has to be solved first and foremost - teaching math and literacy - the basic survival skills needed in order to function effectively in our complex society, rather than spending time in idle navel-gazing contemplation about the rest.  It's like trying to polish the hood of the car when the engine's blown - the car's useless if it can't run.  Get the car running first![/quote]

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