Let's not praise the kids whose parents(Plural) encourage their children to excel, let's just dumb them all down and keep every child equal,right. When it comes to learning, not all children are equal, and these administrators are waaaay out of line.
http://www.educationnext.org/20044/21.html
The RI school system is using a blueprint for educational reform from an organization called the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
http://www.annenberginstitute.org/