Network Schools – Wayne Gersen

This just in! Family income predicts success in school! And here’s another shocking development: this is a feature and not a bug! If affluent parents are not subjected to the adverse consequences of the test-and-punish “reforms” they will often accept the inconvenience of having their child’s instruction interrupted by the standardized tests used to determine “success”. 

via Mercedes Schneider: Letter Grades for Schools Are a Measure of the Families’ Income Level