The lead story in the New York Times on Monday reports on a series of studies showing that achievement gaps are not closing much, despite NCLB. The generally gloomy story implies that schools alone cannot be expected to wipe out such gaps. But the story does note that experts think expanding prekindergarten to more kids will help. One such bright spot is Edwin E. Weeks Elementary School in Syracuse where the gap between black and white students has narrowed. The Times story says that the school's principal, Dare Dutter, credited a prekindergarten program and a school health clinic that helped keep poor students from missing class.