In case you missed the entertaining back-and-forth at Monday's panel discussion, you can now watch the ?The Other Achievement Gap? in its entirety on our website.? Checker moderated a spirited but thoughtful debate on whether America's schools are neglecting their high achieving and middle-class students by focusing on proficiency and the most-disadvantaged kids.? The conversation ranged from what ?I Love Lucy? tells us about brilliance to why tiny Waconda, Kansas is outperforming the nation.? We'll break out the highlights on Flypaper tomorrow and Friday, but for a good summary read Governing magazine's wrap-up.
-The Education Gadfly