Data Collection at the personally-identifiable student level is used to force Equal Outcomes in public school classrooms.
A US government system of rewards and punishments is informed by collected data. Increasingly, public school teachers are evaluated and US public schools are rated/ranked based on achieving Equal Outcomes. This involves closing achievement gaps and excellence gaps; including capping the growth of students at the top.
Posts on Data Collection:
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P20W Data Collection,
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Student Longitudinal Data Systems Posts on achieving Equal Outcomes:
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ushered in by common core-
educational plank of party platforms-
rationing opportunities-
Nature versus nurture-
supplanting gifted students in "Gifted" programs-
Grading practices which tend to produce equal outcomes-
counterpoint statements-
The Gifted: Left Behind?From time to time,
bills are introduced to Congress to request permission to expand data collection. Concerned citizens have an opportunity to slow or stop the expansion of Data Collection.
