> Imho, the only viable/main solution is to acknowledge that we all aren’t equal, we don’t all have access to the same opportunities, but as a country we can implement policies that lessen the imbalance.

that's exactly what these school policies in CA and elsewhere are attempting to do; we can argue about which method might be the most effective, but no matter what you will find anecdotal examples about why X method "doesn't work".

The problem, or a problem, is that the problems the schools are trying to fix are deeply rooted in social inequality and much of that takes place outside the school. Striving for less inequality in general will also help solve the inequality in education problem.

Finland's approach is based on equality and has been very effective.

> that's exactly what these school policies in CA and elsewhere are attempting to do

Hmm… either I wasn’t clear, or we are talking about different things.

Maybe I should have added “lessen the imbalance of access to opportunities” to be extra clear.

California is creating equality of academic outcomes by reducing the access to academic opportunities — certain races can’t stand out if they simply aren’t given the chance to do so.

The examples I gave of Head Start and well-run gifted and talented programs focus on increasing academic opportunities.

One of these is inherently regressive, and the other is inherently progressive.

> Striving for less inequality in general will also help solve the inequality in education problem.

I think we are advocating for the same goal.

To be clear about the how, I strongly advocate for increasing access to academic opportunities rather than limiting access to academic opportunities in order to generate an equality of outcomes at an overall lower level.