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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not try to elevate everyone by 10%? Every group will get better that way.

I understand that it won't  narrow the achievement gap, but why are we focusing on achievement gap to start with.

Why not try to push the top group and the bottom group at the same time even if achievement gap remains the same?

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Because it isn’t really an achievement gap so much as an opportunity gap. Lots of gifted and talented ES students of color are not being encouraged and mentored, or even informed of opportunities. That has not changed in the 16 years I’ve taught here or the twenty years I have had children of color enrolled in MCPS.[/quote]

Well then [b]MCPS should focus on informing and encouraging AA and Hispanics[/b] to not have opportunity gap. I am not using children of color because many Asians are children of colors, but MCPS seems to bracket them with white.[/quote]

Why do you assume that isn’t happening?

What we see now is that certain people start absolutely flipping out when AA and Hispanic kids start showing up at those opportunities. They decided particular schools and programs were for them only.  When they see AA and Hispanic students they are sure that the students of color took a seat they didn’t earn or that MCPS must be watering down the program if the students of color did qualify. [/quote]

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