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Season 1, Episode 7: Why tracking has to go, and what could take its place
Grouping students by “ability level” remains the dominant practice in US schools despite over 30 years of research attesting to its negative effects on all students. In this episode we explore the question of why this practice persists, and what alternate practices could, or should, take its place.