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Finalists propose internships, CTE expansion and curriculum review to narrow opportunity gaps and raise MCAP scores
Summary
At an April 17 SMOB town hall, students pressed finalists about disparities in AP/honors access and low MCAP performance. Brian Polanco favored CTE expansion and interactive, technology‑enabled curriculum; Sydney Mosley urged diagnosing root causes, addressing teacher shortages and pilot programs to increase access.
Students at the town hall raised an equity issue that recurred across questions: uneven access to honors, AP courses and academic supports across county regions, and lingering low performance on MCAP assessments.
Saxon Lancaster of Eleanor Roosevelt High School asked what the next SMOB would do to close the opportunity gap between northern and southern regions. Sydney Mosley said the first step is "looking at the problem" — is it class size,…
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