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Students, parents urge MCPS to keep cohorted enriched‑literacy classes; district to present data
Summary
Multiple student and parent speakers told the Montgomery County Board of Education on June 10 that the cohorted Enriched Literacy Curriculum (ELC) model delivers deeper, fairer instruction than mixed‑ability alternatives; the superintendent agreed to return with data and guidance principals used to decide model adoption.
At a June 10 Montgomery County Board of Education meeting, elementary students and parents asked the district to retain the cohorted Enriched Literacy Curriculum (ELC) model for grades 4–5, saying the 90‑minute, grade‑level cohorts provide more consistent enrichment than mixed‑ability classrooms.
Fourth‑grader Lillian Johnson told the board her class has benefited from ELC and that Model 1 ‘‘puts less pressure on teachers’’ and ensures advanced students are…
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