There’s a common idea in schools that the best way to get kids who are living in poverty on track academically is simply to teach them better. Sometimes we over-complicate things in schools. But in this case, we’re over-simplifying them. It is obviously a good thing (although not easy) to improve teaching in a school. But it is not obviously going to reduce the attainment gap between kids who are eligible for free school meals and those who are not. Here’s why not….
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