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_b.A33 2010
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245 0 4 _aThe achievement gap /
_cKaren Miller, book editor.
260 _aDetroit :
_bGreenhaven Press,
_cc2010.
300 _a249 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aOpposing viewpoints series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tWhat causes the achievement gap?
_tRacial differences contribute to the achievement gap /
_rMelissa Jenco --
_tRacial differences do not contribute to the achievement gap /
_rAl Ramirez and Dick Carpenter --
_tMembers of higher social classes have an academic edge /
_rRichard E Nisbett --
_tMembers of all social classes have equal access to educational information /
_rPaul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, and Gabriel Kaplan --
_tThe achievement gap in mathematics is caused by a lack of resources /
_rAlfinio Flores --
_tThe achievement gap in mathematics could be narrowed with better planning /
_rFrances R Spielhagen --
_tHow do schools affect the achievement gap?
_tSchools reinforce cultural advantages /
_rJean Yonemura Wing --
_tSchools reinforce cultural disadvantages /
_rJamie Lew --
_tPoor-quality educators contribute to the urban achievement gap /
_rJoel I. Klein --
_tSchool violence contributes to the urban achievement gap /
_rSteve Giegerich --
_tBoys achieve less in literacy because schools do not support their interests /
_rPeg Tyre --
_tWhat educational strategies narrow the achievement gap?
_tClosing the achievement gap requires training school leaders /
_rJosé W. Lalas and Ronald D. Morgan --
_tPersonal responsibility is important for academic achievement /
_rBarack Obama --
_tAge at kindergarten entry affects future disparities in student achievement /
_rElizabeth Cascio --
_tArts programs help narrow the achievement gap /
_rDoug Belden --
_tHow does public policy affect the achievement gap?
_tNo Child Left Behind Act has increased student achievement /
_rNaomi Chudowsky, Victor Chudowsky, and Nancy Kober --
_tNo Child Left Behind Act has widened the achievement gap /
_rLiz Hollingworth --
_tSchool vouchers narrow the achievement gap /
_rAndrew Coulson --
_tSchool vouchers do not narrow the achievement gap /
_rPatrick Wolf...[et al.] --
_tRemoving bias in academic science and engineering will narrow gender barriers /
_rCommittee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering --
_tEnforcing Title IX will not narrow the gender achievement gap in the sciences /
_rPatricia Hausman.
650 0 _aAcademic achievement
_zUnited States
_vJuvenile literature.
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650 0 _aEducational equalization
_zUnited States
_vJuvenile literature.
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700 1 _aMiller, Karen,
_d1973-
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830 0 _aOpposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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