- Article addresses the debate about tracking and ability grouping. Loveless finds that the indictment against tracking is not supported by research.
- Research comparing tracking and heterogeneous grouping cannot conclusively declare one method as better than the other.
- Evidence does not support the charge that tracking is inherently harmful, and there is no clear evidence that abandoning tracking for heterogeneously grouped classes would provide a better education for any student.
- Three conclusions: 1. Schools should decide policy 2. Improve tracked schools 3. Learn more about untracked schools and improve them