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Synthesizes the most current research to help school leaders understand the achievement gap and provides strategies to address the external society factors and internal school factors that contribute to this issue.
Closing Achievement Gaps: A Focus on Schooling
Closing Achievement Gaps: A Focus on Schooling
Still, it is the schools we turn to for a solution. But we would do well to remember that we are asking schools to solve a problem not of their own making. (Porter, 2007, p. 8)
If it is possible to do so, it is essential to intervene directly in the quality of education provided to African American children while we are waiting for social and economic equity to arrive. (Slavin & Madden, 2001, p. 6)
Equity-minded educators are choosing to shift the framing of this inquiry from explaining the academic failure of students of color to exploring alternative structures, organizations, and practices that lead to greater academic success for all students. (Cooper, 2003, ...
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