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Closing the Texas Achievement Gap
What is the achievement gap and why should I care? What is the extent of the achievement gap in Texas? What can I do to help close the achievement gap?
 


What can I do to help close the achievement gap?

Business Community
Find out how business communities can help improve mathematics and science achievement

Closing the Achievement Gaps
This resource by Learning Point Associates examines levels of achievement among racial groups and explores social, school, and family factors related to the cause of the disparity. It also looks at research, public policy, and successful schools to identify how the achievement gap can be overcome.

Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: The Role of Reforming Instructional Practices, in Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol. 12, No. 64, November 23, 2004
This report examines classroom practices that dis proportionately benefit minority students as a means of closing the achievement gap in math and reading . Access to the full article in PDF format is available.

Education Rights
This is a section of In Motion Magazine dedicated to finding alternative ideas to the challenges in education. In contains several articles relating to the achievement gap. Some of special note are:


Educational Equity for All Students
This page on the Research for Better Schools Web site provides links to programs and resources to address the achievement gap in math and science. Further exploration on this site will provide additional resources in other subject areas.

 

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