“If your child attends a successful school in a well-to-do neighborhood, chances are the curriculum hasn’t narrowed,” points out this excellent USA Today editorial that the USDE ever so kindly sent out an email about (An illusion gains credibility)."And if your child attends a school in a high-poverty neighborhood, chances are the school needs to zero in on basics.” Most importantly, the editorial acknowledges that some schools have gone too far, but there are well-respected programs being used around the country that don’t require the exclusion of other subjects. Like the editorial says, “it doesn’t have to be that way.”
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