tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-27639556043682431282008-06-18T05:52:00.002-05:002008-06-18T05:57:29.029-05:00A new <a href="http://www.edexcellence.net/detail/news.cfm?news_id=732&amp;id=92">report</a> out today from the Fordham Institute apparently describes how the bottom 10 percent of students have made more progress this century than the top 10 percent of students.<br /><br />Given that the low-performing students in the U.S. lag behind low-performers in other countries while high-performing students hold their own against other high-performers (<a href="http://www.edpolicythoughts.com/2008/04/is-americas-entire-education-system.html">previous post</a>), it's hard for me to see this as anything but a good thing.Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.com