It was nice to come across this. Even better to see it was high on the e-mail list.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/65330407.html
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Education should not be a zero-sum game in which some students prosper at the expense of others...But with the current accountability systems and funding disparities, our most capable students will continue to experience the tragedy of neglect, boredom and an ever-widening gap between what they are learning and what they are capable of learning.

Stephen J. Schroeder-Davis is a curriculum specialist for the Elk River School District. The opinions here are his alone.