Blogs about: Achievement Gap
Featured Blog
No Education Reform Without Tackling Poverty, Experts Say
April 30, 2012 by Robert McNeely on neatoday.org If many so-called education reformers really want to close the student achievement gap, they should direct their fire away from public school educators… more →
Class[room]-Conscious
Study: The plight of African-American boys in Oakland, California
wrote 14 hours ago: Absenteeism is a huge problem for many children who are not successful in school. In School Absentee … more →
Beyond Better Parenting
wrote 3 days ago: This paper—titled Beyond Better Parenting: The Need for Culturally Specific Inner City Education Ref … more →
The new 'majority minority'
wrote 5 days ago: 2010 U.S. Census Hispanic population map Yesterday I heard a very surprising, and disturbing, story. … more →
Teaching Excellence From A to Z
— 2 comments
wrote 6 days ago: S is for students. TE Instructional Coaches know that what they do is about teachers succeeding so t … more →
Unequal Childhoods
— 1 comment
wrote 1 week ago: Bismillah al-rahman a raheem. As part of my pre-institute training materials I just read [“Unequal C … more →
Researchers Call Attention to the Educational 'State of Crisis' Facing Latino Males
wrote 1 week ago: Increasing the number of Latinos earning bachelor’s degrees is a pressing national issue. But … more →
The Moral Imperative: With the Kellogg Foundation Learning Labs in Mississippi
wrote 1 week ago: The Learning Labs is a national movement to radically improve early learning (birth to age 5) for al … more →
Is the Praxis limiting teacher diversity?
— 2 comments
wrote 1 week ago: Many teacher preparation programs require the Praxis I PPST as part of their admissions process. Min … more →
The fantasies driving school reform: A primer for education graduates
— 2 comments
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sadly, the following words ring hollow among education reformers who believe teachers are the primar … more →
Advanced Placement Performance Lagging
wrote 2 weeks ago: A decade ago, enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) courses was much lower than it is today. Seats … more →
Hispanic Students Narrow Science Achievement Gap on NAEP Exam
wrote 2 weeks ago: The achievement gap between Latino and white eighth-graders in science is narrowing, according to N … more →
D.C. STUDENTS NEED THOUGHTFUL APPROACH
— 2 comments
wrote 2 weeks ago: New DCPS reform plan lacks ‘candid assessment’ of student needs By: Nathan A. Saunders D.C. public s … more →
Confessions of a wannabe life-long learner
wrote 2 weeks ago: I like to read articles about arts education…in my free time. I’m not talking about any ol’ feel goo … more →
Criteria For Special Education Placement
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - In Massachusetts, a report to the state board of Elem … more →
Influence of School vs. Home: Part 6 & final post in a series about closing the achievement gap.
wrote 2 weeks ago: Defining and closing the achievement gap is complex. There are decisions about the types of measure … more →
No Education Reform Without Tackling Poverty, Experts Say
wrote 3 weeks ago: April 30, 2012 by Robert McNeely on neatoday.org If many so-called education reformers really want t … more →
The smallest towns in Washington
wrote 3 weeks ago: Krupp is the smallest town in Washington with 52 people living within 0.6 square miles. About 15 chi … more →
Preschool Helps Bridge School Readiness Gap
— 1 comment
wrote 3 weeks ago: Photo: Alessandra Hartkopf for Strategies for Children A recent report from the Brookings Institutio … more →
Budget Reductions that Reflect Education as Our Core Mission
— 7 comments
wrote 3 weeks ago: I have spent half a day at Roberto Clemente and A2 Tech High School recently, trying to conduct my o … more →
Have your say. Start a blog.
See our free features →
