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Achievement Gaps

NCES Staff

Statistical Analysis Report / National Center for Education Statistics / July 01, 2009

In 2007, mathematics scores for both Black and White public school students in grades 4 and 8 nationwide, as measured by the main NAEP assessments of the ... (read more)

Louisville Groups Unite to Close Gaps in Achievement and Graduation Rates

Jim Waters

School Reform News / The Heartland Institute / January 01, 2009

A coalition of black pastors, civil rights leaders, and school choice activists is combining research and grassroots action to promote school choice as ... (read more)

Hispanic Youth Dropping Out of U.S. Schools: Measuring The Challenge

Richard Fry

Pew Hispanic Center Report / Pew Hispanic Center / June 12, 2003

High school dropout rates are a key performance measure for the American education system. This report by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that the standard ... (read more)

Rev. Jackson Finally Deals with Real Issue

Lee Walker

New Coalition / The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change / March 26, 2007

Rarely will you see this author praising Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, the kings of grievance politics. However, it appears that Reverend Jackson has decided ... (read more)

Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire

John McWhorter

News & Views / The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change / April 01, 2007

James Cagney never said “You dirty rat” in any of his films. Abraham Lincoln had a reedy voice, not the elegant baritone of Sam Waterston, and the Eskimos ... (read more)

Most States Are Not Helping Their Minority Students Achieve, Fordham Report Finds

Krista Kafer

News & Views / New Coalition for Economic and Social Change / February 01, 2007

A report released in November by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation found most states have made minimal or no progress in boosting the proficiency levels ... (read more)

How Well Are States Educating Our Neediest Children?

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Staff

The Fordham Report 2006 / Thomas B. Fordham Foundatoin / January 01, 2006

Based on data for nine indicators in three categories (curricular content, standardsbased reform, and school choice), Fordham’s education reform grade ... (read more)

Racial Gap Roadmap for Teachers, Administrators

Review by Mike Scott

School Reform News / The Heartland Institute / September 01, 2006

Generational Change: Closing the Test Score Gap edited by Paul E. Peterson (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006) 216 pages, softcover, ISBN 0742546098, $24.95 Available ... (read more)