Caroline Preston (@carolinepreston.bsky.social)

One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Many students in New Zealand have a story to tell about “streaming” — being grouped into separate math classes based on their perceived ability to master the subject. Manaaki Waretini-Beaumont, now 18 and an environmental science major at the University of Canterbury, learned about the downside of streaming when she enrolled in Avonside Girls’, a 1,000-student high school in Christchurch. Avonside starts at Year 9, equivalent to eighth grade in the United States, and ends at Year 13, equivalent to 12th grade. Before the start of her Year 9 term, Waretini-Beaumont and her fellow students were divided up into groups to take tests in “maths,” reading comprehension, and patterns and shapes. https://hechingerreport.org/one-country-wants-to-close-math-achievement-gaps-by-ending-academic-tracking/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social