Analyze the Exhibit C from page 13 of the McKinsey Report
With a partner, answer these questions:
- What is this data measuring? (What do the #s mean?)
- What does "poor" and "non-poor" mean according to this chart?
- What conclusions can you draw from this chart?
- How do you know your conclusions are not influenced by your own bias?
- What might be some causes of this particular achievement gap?
- What might be some solutions to addressing this achievement gap?
AGENDA
1. Intro to Kozol's "Educational Apartheid"- GOOD RESOURCE
2. Read and discuss Tuscon Public Schools: NY Times Article
- What recent court ruling does this article react to?
- What are the problems facing Tuscon public schools and what are some causes of some of these problems according to the article?
- What solutions for the achievement gap in Tuscon does this article pose?
- Do these solutions suggest we should only focus on K-12 education and not higher education/Affirmative Action?
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