The achievement gap /
The achievement gap /
Karen Miller, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
- 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What causes the achievement gap? Racial differences contribute to the achievement gap / Racial differences do not contribute to the achievement gap / Members of higher social classes have an academic edge / Members of all social classes have equal access to educational information / The achievement gap in mathematics is caused by a lack of resources / The achievement gap in mathematics could be narrowed with better planning / How do schools affect the achievement gap? Schools reinforce cultural advantages / Schools reinforce cultural disadvantages / Poor-quality educators contribute to the urban achievement gap / School violence contributes to the urban achievement gap / Boys achieve less in literacy because schools do not support their interests / What educational strategies narrow the achievement gap? Closing the achievement gap requires training school leaders / Personal responsibility is important for academic achievement / Age at kindergarten entry affects future disparities in student achievement / Arts programs help narrow the achievement gap / How does public policy affect the achievement gap? No Child Left Behind Act has increased student achievement / No Child Left Behind Act has widened the achievement gap / School vouchers narrow the achievement gap / School vouchers do not narrow the achievement gap / Removing bias in academic science and engineering will narrow gender barriers / Enforcing Title IX will not narrow the gender achievement gap in the sciences / Melissa Jenco -- Al Ramirez and Dick Carpenter -- Richard E Nisbett -- Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, and Gabriel Kaplan -- Alfinio Flores -- Frances R Spielhagen -- Jean Yonemura Wing -- Jamie Lew -- Joel I. Klein -- Steve Giegerich -- Peg Tyre -- José W. Lalas and Ronald D. Morgan -- Barack Obama -- Elizabeth Cascio -- Doug Belden -- Naomi Chudowsky, Victor Chudowsky, and Nancy Kober -- Liz Hollingworth -- Andrew Coulson -- Patrick Wolf...[et al.] -- Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering -- Patricia Hausman.
9780737747492 0737747498 (hardcover) 9780737747508 (pbk.) 0737747501 (pbk.)
2010000262
LB1062.6 / .A33 2010
379.26
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What causes the achievement gap? Racial differences contribute to the achievement gap / Racial differences do not contribute to the achievement gap / Members of higher social classes have an academic edge / Members of all social classes have equal access to educational information / The achievement gap in mathematics is caused by a lack of resources / The achievement gap in mathematics could be narrowed with better planning / How do schools affect the achievement gap? Schools reinforce cultural advantages / Schools reinforce cultural disadvantages / Poor-quality educators contribute to the urban achievement gap / School violence contributes to the urban achievement gap / Boys achieve less in literacy because schools do not support their interests / What educational strategies narrow the achievement gap? Closing the achievement gap requires training school leaders / Personal responsibility is important for academic achievement / Age at kindergarten entry affects future disparities in student achievement / Arts programs help narrow the achievement gap / How does public policy affect the achievement gap? No Child Left Behind Act has increased student achievement / No Child Left Behind Act has widened the achievement gap / School vouchers narrow the achievement gap / School vouchers do not narrow the achievement gap / Removing bias in academic science and engineering will narrow gender barriers / Enforcing Title IX will not narrow the gender achievement gap in the sciences / Melissa Jenco -- Al Ramirez and Dick Carpenter -- Richard E Nisbett -- Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, and Gabriel Kaplan -- Alfinio Flores -- Frances R Spielhagen -- Jean Yonemura Wing -- Jamie Lew -- Joel I. Klein -- Steve Giegerich -- Peg Tyre -- José W. Lalas and Ronald D. Morgan -- Barack Obama -- Elizabeth Cascio -- Doug Belden -- Naomi Chudowsky, Victor Chudowsky, and Nancy Kober -- Liz Hollingworth -- Andrew Coulson -- Patrick Wolf...[et al.] -- Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering -- Patricia Hausman.
9780737747492 0737747498 (hardcover) 9780737747508 (pbk.) 0737747501 (pbk.)
2010000262
LB1062.6 / .A33 2010
379.26