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Friends:<br>

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Education Week is hosting a weekly forum on grouping students by ability.

Judging by the posts currently on the site, there is a need for

well-informed discussion of this practice.  Participation is open

with free registration but the discussion seems to be intended primarily

for educators. <br>

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Margaret<br>

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<b>Weekly Forum Discussion</b> <br>

<font color="#0000FF"><b><u>Grouping Students by Academic

Ability</u></b></font> Grouping students by academic ability seems to be

back in vogue with a new generation of teachers, according to an analysis

of federal teacher data. Do you support this approach? What advantages or

disadvantages do you think the practice could present?<br>

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