Blogs about: Achievement Gap
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High-Stakes testing officially dead -- for this year
Education policy folks and Minnesota’s high school juniors can stop holding their breath about this year’s math graduation test: with the stroke of his pen, Governor Tim Pawlenty has turn… more →
Twin Cities School Notebook
Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap (NY Times)
Nancy Cruz wrote 21 hours ago: An article in the New York Times discusses the transformation of Leroy Anderson Elementary School in … more →
What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us
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NIEER wrote 1 day ago: Does it really surprise you that children entering kindergarten unprepared places them at a disadvan … more →
Michelle Obama's plea for education
Michael Tith wrote 1 day ago: “Speaking at a London girls’ school, Michelle Obama makes a passionate, personal case fo … more →
Is he serious? I don't know what to believe anymore
educationceo wrote 2 days ago: J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO of the Gwinnett County School System, states that the district is “ … more →
Teachers Unions and Achievement Gaps
EA Man wrote 2 days ago: For a research piece in my class (“The Achievement Gap”), I’ve decided to i … more →
Students with disabilities make modest gains
rpnorton wrote 2 days ago: The Center on Education Policy has examined three years of reading and math scores on state tests fo … more →
America's Youth: Growing up in a Business Incubator
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Simon Baer wrote 3 days ago: There are two things that get me really jacked in life: Good ideas, and good ideas put into action. … more →
Can Education really be fixed?
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educationceo wrote 6 days ago: Perhaps a better question would be: Do the powers-that-be even want to fix Education? Public Educati … more →
Thoughtless and Racist.
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quadmoniker wrote 1 week ago: I’m going to be vague on location here to avoid giving away too much, but I had a friend who j … more →
Avoiding the “Poverty Trap”
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NIEER wrote 1 week ago: Poverty is a problem in America, and it is a more serious problem here than in many other nations in … more →
I used to talk to them all the time...
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Alli wrote 1 week ago: Four months ago I found out the my master’s program was going to have an emphasis on diverse languag … more →
Black heritage closes the achievement gap
askiatek2008 wrote 2 weeks ago: Black Heritage as Gap Closer S.F. Alliance of Black School Educators Willie L. Brown Jr. College Pre … more →
Achievement Gap story: A Mixed-Race School Where Races Don't Mix
aimhigh1986 wrote 2 weeks ago: This NPR story from October 31st caught my eye because of how well it captures the truth that studen … more →
Blaming Racism for the Achievement Gap in Our Schools is a Dangerous Road to Take
timtakechi wrote 2 weeks ago: Race and racism are complicated issues in our society that too many people try to simplify; which I … more →
Rigor in High School Science and Math Propels Minorities into STEM Fields
Holly J. Brown wrote 3 weeks ago: A recent paper by Dr. Will Tyson of the University of South Florida and others makes a bold statemen … more →
Seniority-Based Teacher Assignments
Samantha A. Murray wrote 3 weeks ago: Finally!! On Friday, October 23rd, Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist directed supe … more →
Studies find Latino toddlers lag white children in cognitive skills (LA Times)
Rosario Perez wrote 1 month ago: Article in LA Times about a research study released by a prominent group of California professors th … more →
Access to High School Physics Limited in Socioeconomically Challenged NYC Schools
Paul Cottle wrote 1 month ago: A study of access to physics courses in the New York City public schools published in this month’s i … more →
Watch for the "Dropout Factory" post coming soon!
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