Friends:
The Educaiton Trust just issued a major report entitled "Inequities in Advanced Coursework: What's Driving Them and What Leaders Can Do." Among other recommendations, the Trust suggests increasing access to eighth-grade algebra, implementing universal testing, Requiring and providing funding for universal screening for gifted and talented programs, removing barriers to identification, providing support to students to prepare for advanced classes, creating programs to recruit and train teachers for advanced courses, and investing in an expansion of advanced classes to students in schools with large underserved populations.
Find the full report (including an executive summary) at
Margaret
