No disrespect, but not Weast's idea

The Washington Post: Letter to the Editor 

Regarding the Aug. 25 editorial "Mr. Weast steps down," on Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast's plans to retire at the end of this school year:

No disrespect to Mr. Weast, as he has done an admirable job, but the editorial made it seem as though he had come up with the idea (in 1999!) of trying to narrow the achievement gap between higher- and lower-performing groups of students.

I began working for Fairfax County Public Schools in 1980, and within two years one of the major emphases of the system was closing the achievement gap. Then, as now, the major gaps looked at were those between white and non-white students...

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