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Interactive Technology Helps School District Revamp Math Courses
- Nov 17, 2008
Since President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, U.S. schools have been forced to take a hard look at their students' achievement data -- as reported on standardized state assessment tests -- make sense of that data and then use it to steer curriculum in order to improve learning. Sounds simple enough, right? Not quite. With so many variables that affect student achievement, including geography, socioeconomics, race and parental involvement -- all factors outside the school system's control -- some districts find that solutions to increase student achievement are often shots in the dark, albeit with the greatest intentions.
A District Challenged
In Richardson, Texas, the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) had these variables stacked against it due to a high percentage of students in minority and low socioeconomic demographics, who as a cohort have typically scored lower on standardized tests than their white, middle-class counterparts. In some RISD schools, up to 50 ...Continue Article...
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