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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?

Educators
Find out how educators can help improve mathematics and science achievement.

Science Teachers

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: Network Directory
ASCD sponsors these member-initiated groups that provide opportunities for involvement and sharing of information related to areas of common interest. Topics include:

  • African American Critical Issues
  • Higher Education and K-12
  • Hispanic/Latino-American Critical Issues

California Science Project’s English Learner Initiative
CSP’s mission includes delivering high quality standards-based science instruction to the English Learner (EL) population. This page offers several resources, including


Connecting with the Learner: An Equity Toolkit
This CD from North Central Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Consortium is designed to help math and science educators and parents become more aware issues that can be roadblocks to quality education for every child . Facilitators can use the activities alone or as a framework for in-depth exploration of particular equity issues.

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.


Equity
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provides a collection of resources focusing on Equity. Educational Equity is identified as a critical component of educational reform and should be examined by all educators and parents in any school improvement program.


Making Schools Work for Every Child
This issue of ENC Focus from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education offers practical approaches to help teachers make the classroom a place where every child can succeed. After August 2005, a subscription will be required to access this and other ENC publications

National Association of Elementary School Principals: Student Achievement
This page lists articles from NAESP publications that relate specifically to improving student achievement.


What Organizations Are Doing To Improve Mathematics And Science Education
This page from links to brief descriptions of what organizations that participated in the U.S. Secretary of Education’s Summits on Mathematics and Science are doing to improve mathematics and science education. They are offered to help organizations see what others are doing and identify opportunities for collaboration.

 

 

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