Education Oct 27 How Minnesota’s lack of teachers of color hurts students, and what reform could look like By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane
Education Oct 04 Opinion: These high schools were the pride of their communities — and they can be again After more than a decade of progress in improving high school graduation rates, there remain about 1,300 traditional high schools in need of serious improvement and redesign. From the inner city to the heartland of America, these low-performing high schools… By Robert Balfanz, John Bridgeland
Education Aug 27 Can computers enhance the work of teachers? The debate is on As schools struggle to raise high school graduation rates and close the persistent achievement gap for minority and low-income students, many educators tout digital technology in the classroom as a way forward. By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
Education Aug 12 Americans are more concerned about wealth-based achievement gaps than race "We were surprised that so many Americans believe race- and ethnicity-based gaps are minimally, or in no way, a result of the nation’s legacy of racial discrimination and injustice,” wrote Daniel Newark, author of new survey findings published in the… By Kenya Downs
Education May 09 New research uncovers little improvement in achievement gap Fifteen years of new programs, testing, standards, and accountability have not ended racial achievement gaps in the United States. By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week
May 27 Watch 6:04 Illinois high school shrinks its achievement gap for minority students by setting a high bar By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Can after-school programs help shrink the ‘opportunity gap’ for low-income students? By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 07 Watch Harnessing boys’ strengths and passions to improve academic achievement By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 07 How do we help boys close the academic gender gap? By Sarah McHaney Sit still. Read quietly to yourself. Stop fidgeting. Such warnings are often directed at boys, but you may as well be asking them to do advanced calculus. Girls are more attentive, more organized and perform better socially and academically, according… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Charter Schools, Federal Grants Expand Teacher Evaluations Charter Schools, Federal Grants Expand Teacher Evaluations… Continue watching