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Re:How fast should you accelerate your kid in math? by timthorn on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:54AM (#36929253)
The UK education system has the concept of "Progress 8" aka P8. It's somewhat controversial but tries to assess the progress a school makes with students between the ages of 12-16, compared to "baseline" - or the average for students with similar starting positions/demographics. It's a somewhat helpful way of assessing which schools are making a difference, but is quite blunt - eg you don't get a separate P8 score for high vs low performing students.
Re:How fast should you accelerate your kid in math? by rahimnathwani on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:02AM (#36930311)
In the US, teachers' unions are in general against any objective measure of student progress.

The unions are powerful beyond what you'd expect (with a UK perspective) because, in many cases, the body on the other side of negotiations (school board) is comprised of teachers' friends (often ex-teachers and even former union leaders) or family members.

If you're interested in this topic, you might enjoy the book 'Race to the bottom'.