We need to throw more money at the problem, teach more social diversity curriculum and stop making learning so damn hard!!
You forgot to teaching to the mediocre so students self esteem is in tact.
What I was about to say is that Diversity is at the heart of this problem.
It happens like clockwork.
My local RE Taxes went up 10% FOR THE CHILDREN, so that little Caitlin and Brent can have an olympic swimming pool at the school, and Astroturf on the Football field.
-While they are being warehoused by their too-busy parents.
Can't have them come home too EARLY, you know. They might get cause someone INCONVENIENCE.
Yup, I am bitter and disgusted. Every time we throw more money down the rat-hole, performance in important subjects declines.