Fast Fact: Closing the opportunity gap
Oct 18, 2012
“There are no learning gaps in children, only opportunity gaps. It is our job to close the opportunity gaps.” – Deb Gustafson, principal of Ware Elementary, Fort Riley, Kan.
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