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		josefritzishere 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US High school students' scores fall in reading an... I have thought that The "Mississippi Miracle" was a successful model for what could be done in other areas in other states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Miracle

bpt3 6 months ago [–]

It is, and it shouldn't be surprising that introducing or increasing the amount of rigor in education improves outcomes. But that flies in the face of educational trends in the US overall, so adoption is slow.

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