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smarterplanet:

“Poverty is a more powerful influence on test scores than value added by teachers and schools.” University of Texas physics Prof. Michael Marden’s visualization of the correlation between low SAT scores, poverty, and race.

via visualturn:

This is such a crucial point that is completely ignored by all the education reformers who say that everything would be fine if we could just fire all those bad teachers. 

Great point. Would love to see these numbers across countries, too…

Though it doesn’t justify leaving in place policies (and teachers) who aren’t helping students.

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   I’d love to see these numbers across cities.

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    Although keep in mind that SAT scores aren’t necessarily an absolute indicator of education. It is possible for...

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