TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Karen
TI  - The achievement gap
T2  - Opposing viewpoints series
SN  - 9780737747492
AV  - LB1062.6 .A33 2010
U1  - 379.26 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Academic achievement
KW  - United States
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Educational equalization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; What causes the achievement gap?; Racial differences contribute to the achievement gap; Melissa Jenco --; Racial differences do not contribute to the achievement gap; Al Ramirez and Dick Carpenter --; Members of higher social classes have an academic edge; Richard E Nisbett --; Members of all social classes have equal access to educational information; Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, and Gabriel Kaplan --; The achievement gap in mathematics is caused by a lack of resources; Alfinio Flores --; The achievement gap in mathematics could be narrowed with better planning; Frances R Spielhagen --; How do schools affect the achievement gap?; Schools reinforce cultural advantages; Jean Yonemura Wing --; Schools reinforce cultural disadvantages; Jamie Lew --; Poor-quality educators contribute to the urban achievement gap; Joel I. Klein --; School violence contributes to the urban achievement gap; Steve Giegerich --; Boys achieve less in literacy because schools do not support their interests; Peg Tyre --; What educational strategies narrow the achievement gap?; Closing the achievement gap requires training school leaders; José W. Lalas and Ronald D. Morgan --; Personal responsibility is important for academic achievement; Barack Obama --; Age at kindergarten entry affects future disparities in student achievement; Elizabeth Cascio --; Arts programs help narrow the achievement gap; Doug Belden --; How does public policy affect the achievement gap?; No Child Left Behind Act has increased student achievement; Naomi Chudowsky, Victor Chudowsky, and Nancy Kober --; No Child Left Behind Act has widened the achievement gap; Liz Hollingworth --; School vouchers narrow the achievement gap; Andrew Coulson --; School vouchers do not narrow the achievement gap; Patrick Wolf...[et al.] --; Removing bias in academic science and engineering will narrow gender barriers; Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering --; Enforcing Title IX will not narrow the gender achievement gap in the sciences; Patricia Hausman
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