Narrowing the Gap

Jerry D. Weast has spent much of the past 10 years trying to close the gap between minority and white students. Pass rates on state tests - Share of students rated proficient on assessments given in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school.

This Story Over 10 Years, Montgomery's Weast Aced Tough Tests Article \| The achievement gap that separates the haves and have-nots has been the most frustrating problem in public education for years. And across the country, few leaders have made more progress in closing that divide than Montgomery County's Jerry D. Weast. Narrowing the Gap Superintendent Celebrates a Decade on the Job Maryland Gains Continue On Reading, Math Tests 6 Lessons From Montgomery County Public Schools That Mostly Missed the Point A Word for Mr. Weast's Priorities School System Relents After Blocking Student's Admission Montgomery Co. Touts 'Seven Keys to College Readiness' as an Academic Pathway Schools Chief Challenges Need To Keep Rockville High Closed		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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