The practice of tracking is nearly omnipresent in the American education system as it is today. Tracking is the practice of separating students into different classes based on academic ability. While many schools may report that they do not use tracking, the majority of teachers admit that they group students within classrooms by ability,  which is a milder version of tracking. The problem with tracking is that it exacerbates the achievement gap because minority students are disproportionately placed in lower tracks.

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