The Achievement Gap

Policies such as LIFO are hurting our schools in more ways than we may even recognize. There are increasing studies pointing out the achievement gaps between schools in moderate to high socioeconomic areas versus low socioeconomic areas. The practice of LIFO and non-performance based tenure are deflecting accountability, and perpetuating the status quo and the project of statistics such as young African-American males are more likely to end up in prison than graduate high school. Is education really a basic right in this country? If so, we have a long way to go to guarantee those rights to all. We still have a long way to go to live up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream. For more about the achievement gap, read this article.