Carol Corbett Burris Corbett Burris: 3 books

Ability grouping. Leveling systems. Streaming. This is the modern way of talking about tracking -- the traditional practice of sorting and selecting students based on test scores and other criteria, and then steering these groups into “the most appropriate” course of study. In 1987, New York’s...

A public school principal’s account of the courageous leaders who have dismantled the tracking systems in their schools in order to desegregate classrooms   What would happen if a school eliminated the “tracks” that rank students based on their perceived intellectual abilities? Would low-achieving...

Open the door to success with the CCSS This book shows how to leverage the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to equip all students—not just high achievers—for college and career. The authors helped lead their district in closing achievement gaps and increasing the number of students who...