Hi!
Long time, no post. smile
I didn't see this here already, but I'm still catching up:

http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/rvBkszvsnAmrxVCiceobCicNHzqZ?format=standard

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In research by Ms. Schanzenbach and her colleague Derek Neal, they found the law�s current structure gives schools a perverse incentive to leave the worst- and best-scoring students behind, instead concentrating primarily on students in the middle.

DDs 7&5 started back to school last week. DD5 is going to 1st in the a.m. for reading and math. She's with her K class for the p.m. Hopefully this will help match up with the asynchronous development. crazy