Classnotes Podcast (June 13, 2013) Policies that encourage schools to funnel students into different high school tracks are making resurgence. This, after decades of research and experience showing the detrimental effects of tracking on students and communities. Students who are low-income or minority endure the worst as they are pushed into watered-down curricula that take away their option to choose college after high school. IDRA director of policy, Dr. Albert Cortez gives an overview of what tracking looks like today across the country and how these policies ignore the fact that “higher expectations produce higher results.”Albert is interviewed by Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesTracking, Endorsements and Differentiated Diplomas – When ‘Different’ Really is LessIDRA policy note that presents an overview of the failure of tracking in schools and what tracking looks like in Texas.http://createsend.com/t/r-0BE5228576A0B6582540EF23F30FEDEDAt a time when we most need strength, Texas education is at-risk of being weakenedIDRA President and CEO, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., outlines how Texas’ new tracking graduation plans are likely to have a devastating effect on the state.http://www.idra.org/resource-center/at-a-time-when-we-most-need-strength/Student Tracking Policies Weaken CurriculumIDRA website on student tracking policieshttp://www.idra.org/education_policy/student-tracking-policies-weaken-curriculum/Access to CurriculumEducation Rights Center webpagehttp://law.howard.edu/content/education-rights-centerResearch Overwhelmingly Counsels an End to TrackingBrief Reiterates Harm from “Ability Grouping” in School,Prescribes Pathway to Access for All Students (May 30, 2013)http://nepc.colorado.edu/newsletter/2013/05/options-trackingTeaching to Change the World, fourth edition by Jeannie Oakes, Martin Lipton, Lauren Anderson and Jamy Stillmanhttp://www.teachingtochangetheworld.org/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post Tracking vs. High Quality Education for All Students – Podcast Episode 124 appeared first on IDRA.