Fordham's??new report (about tracking/detracking in middle school) is causing some buzz. First, there's a thorough National Journal piece this morning and Newsweek has an interesting write-up that??discusses??the tracking issue??and our study as well. There are some great discussions and comments going on in response to blog posts by Joanne Jacobs and The Core Knowledge Blog. Among other things, public "commenters" are debating/discussing the arguments for and against tracking, whether differentiated instruction is a realistic alternative, and the challenges of teaching different types of classes (AP versus low-level, etc.). Very interesting stuff. Check out all of them, if possible. One thing is clear - folks seem very interested in whether or not kids should be taught with peers of their same achievement level or peers of all achievement levels.
