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What Do You Think Of Using Ability Groups & “Tracking”?

By Larry Ferlazzo — May 08, 2013 1 min read
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Larry Ferlazzo
Opinion Contributor,  Education Week
Larry Ferlazzo is an English and social studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif.

This week’s “question of the week” is:

“What does research say about use of ability groups/tracking, and how have you seen it used or misused? What are workable alternatives?”

Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me.

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