Blueprints for Detracking

As people in education circles have focused on equity concerns, they have overwhelmingly adopted the position that tracking is a key root cause of inequity. The following links all point to proposals and statements that emphasize detracking as the solution to educational inequities, despite the fact that the research literature on tracking is very mixed.

Proposals and Statements from Educational Organizations

NCSM: Closing the Opportuniity Gap: A Call for Detracking Mathematics (PDF)

NCTM Position on Access and Equity in Math Education

NCTM: Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations - Executive Summary (2018) (PDF)

Just Equations: Solving for Equity: Design and Implementation of New Postsecondary Math Pathways

New Challenges and Opportunities: Taking Stock of National Progress In Modernizing Mathematics Pathways

Detracking School Mathematics to Ensure Equitable and Empowering Programs and Opportunities: A Position Statement from the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM)

Mathematics Education Through the Lens of Social Justice: Acknowledgment, Actions, and Accountability - A joint position statement from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Ontario Association for Mathematics Education: Destreaming / De-tracking Math Position Statement

Equity in Mathematics Education: A Joint Position Statement for Connecticut

Other Proposals and Calls to Arms

Detracking.com

Integrating Classrooms and Reducing Academic Tracking: Strategies for School Leaders and Educators (Century Foundation)

KnowledgeWorks: Routes not Ruts: Detracking Our Paths to Equity

The Shakerite: Equity Moves From Ideas to Action: Teachers Begin the Work of Detracking and Consolidation

Yup Math: The Puzzling Persistence of Tracking

Alfie Kohn: Only for My Kid: How Privileged Parents Undermine School Reform