Helping Some Students May Harm High Achievers

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 19, @05:20AM
from the stop-dragging-us-down dept.

palegray.net writes "According to a new study performed by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, increased emphasis on helping students with a history of lower academic achievement results in lower performance for high achievers. This trend appears to be related to the No Child Left Behind Act. Essentially, programs designed to devote a large number of resources to assisting students who are deemed to be "significantly behind" leave little room for encouraging continued academic growth for higher-performing students."

[+] education, duh, nothingtoseeheremovealong, harrisonbergeron (tagging beta)