D.C. Schools Set New Achievement Targets for Students by Race and Income
19th September 2012
Now, in the District and many states, goals over the next five years tend to be lower for black, Hispanic and poor children than they are for white and Asian students, and in the District, they tend to be higher at schools in affluent areas than in poor neighborhoods. It’s a policy shift that strikes some parents as a form of prejudice.
A FORM of prejudice? That it doesn’t strike ALL parents as rank, blatant racist and classist stereotyping is the most disturbing part.
Officials say the new targets account for differences in current performance and demand the fastest progress from students who are furthest behind. The goals vary across much of the country by race, family income and disability, and in Washington, they also vary by school.
Yeah, those who have demonstrated that they can really pick up the educational ball and outrun everyone else with it. And what happens when this silly notion fails, as it inevitably will? Use cattle prods on the kids until they get smarter?
The District of Columbia is where ‘progressive’ statists test out Really Stupid Ideas before mandating it for the rest of the country.