Comments on: Vouchers Raise African American Test Scores in New York City, Results Uncertain in Washington, D.C. (2002) http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/vouchers-raise-african-american-test-scores-in-new-york-city-results-uncertain-in-washington-dc-2002 Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Lindsay http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/vouchers-raise-african-american-test-scores-in-new-york-city-results-uncertain-in-washington-dc-2002/comment-page-1#comment-1738 John Lindsay Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:58:31 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2005/11/28/vouchers-raise-african-american-test-scores-in-new-york-city-results-uncertain-in-washington-dc-2002/#comment-1738 The achievement/teaching-gap is misleading. According to most data, only about 20% of all students are achivieng at the *proficient* level. Hence, just closing the gap with the other 80% doesn't make one proficient. We need to go beyond what the 80% is scoring. John L. The achievement/teaching-gap is misleading.

According to most data, only about 20% of all students are achivieng at the *proficient* level.

Hence, just closing the gap with the other 80% doesn’t make one proficient. We need to go beyond what the 80% is scoring.

John L.

]]>