The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement

http://hechingerreport.org/content/big-sort-chicagos-school-choice-system-tracking-kids-different-high-schools-based-achievement_16731/ “Over the past decade, Chicago has opened dozens of new high schools, and will open more this fall. The school district is trying to expand the number of “quality … Continue reading The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement

Diversity over Exclusivity

Ditmas Park's P.S. 139 Principal Mary McDonald told parents the elementary school would no longer accept kindergartners applications for the SOAR program. Future classes will be 'heterogeneously grouped.' Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-school-cutting-gifted-program-boost-diversity-article-1.1595864#ixzz2sGJcJE1S