#859: Eliminating honors classes won’t advance equity, with Scott Peters

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, <a href='https://www.nwea.org/research/our-researchers/scott-j-peters-phd/'>Scott Peters</a> of NWEA joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss why eliminating honors classes and other advanced education opportunities in the name of equity is a mistake. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines the connection between public school choice and adult criminality.<br/><br/><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>“How one school district is balancing excellence and equity—and another isn’t” —<a href='https://edadvance.substack.com/p/how-to-balance-equity-and-excellence'>Brandon L. Wright</a></li><li>“To increase equity, school districts eliminate honors classes” —<a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-increase-equity-school-districts-eliminate-honors-classes-d5985dee'>Wall Street Journal</a></li><li>“Parents speak out against school canceling honors classes in the name of racial equity” —<a href='https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/culver-city-high-school-cancels-honors-classes-for-racial-equity/'>New York Post</a></li><li>“One-size-fits-all education doesn’t work well, but diversity advocates are hitting the accelerator” —<a href='https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/02/23/one-size-fits-all_education_doesnt_work_very_well_and_diversity_advocates_are_hitting_the_accelerator_882844.html'>Real Clear Investigations</a></li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Andrew Bibler et al., “<a href='https://www.nber.org/papers/w30936'>Does School Choice Increase Crime?</a>” NBER Working Paper (February 2023)</li></ul><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b></p><p>Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our producer Nathaniel Grossman at <a href='mailto:ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org'>ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>