How Does Tracking Serve to Reproduce Inequalities in Society

question 68

Multiple Choice

How does tracking serve to reproduce inequalities in society?

• A) Impoverished students get publicly-funded tutors to support their placement in gifted classes.
• B) Inequalities are more obvious in younger grades, but it levels out as students show their capabilities.
• C) Poor students frequently replace wealthier students in gifted classes as part of Affirmative Action.
• D) Wealthy students are more likely to be placed in gifted classes, even if they haven't earned it.

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