Best Practices
This page on the TEA Math Initiative provides information on practices that have promising with student groups that traditionally do not achieve as well as other groups in mathematics

Closing the Gaps
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board developed a plan to close the educational gaps within Texas. The plan includes strategies for reaching each of the goals and an annual performance measuring system.

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.

English Spoken Here, in: American School Board Journal, May 2005
This article examines instructional programs that research indicates are most successful with English language learners.

From Risk to Opportunity: Fulfilling The Educational Needs of Hispanic American in the 21 st Century; Summary
This publication from the US Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans’, is available free, in English and Spanish, from the US Department of Education Publications

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
This US Department of Education discretionary grant was designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. Texas recipients of this grant are listed below:

• Houston ISD’s program known as Project GRAD
• El Paso
• Lee College (Baytown)
• Region One (South Texas)
• Texas Higher Education Board’s Go Theatre
• Texas Woman’s University
• University of North Texas
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• Ysleta ISD
• Waco

North Carolina Public Schools: Raising Achievement & Closing the Gap
This page of the North Carolina Public Schools Web site links to information about current research, strategies, and conferences related to the achievement gap.

The Achievement Gap: Causes and Solutions
This special report by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) consists of a collection of resources designed to help educators better understand the issues surrounding achievement gap. It is accessible through the SmartBrief Web site in two parts:

• Part 1: Causes
• Part II: Solutions

The School Administrator (Web Edition, January 2005)
This issue of the American Association of School Administrators journal contains several articles pertaining to the achievement gap. Of special interest is the following article, which details ten lessons learned by members of the Minority Student Achievement Network.

• Lessons Learned About the Achievement Gap