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Direct linkRaskin, Candace F.; Haar, Jean M.; Zierdt, Ginger – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2011
Studies illustrate that achievement gaps between poor and non-poor children already exist at kindergarten (Lee & Burkham, 2002). The larger the gap at the time children enter school, the harder it is to close the gap. This article reviews a case study of one Midwest school district and their attempt at reducing the achievement gap through the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Economically Disadvantaged, Advantaged, Academic Achievement
Raskin, Candace F.; Haar, Jean M. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2009
In 2004, after an in-depth review of student achievement data for over 4,000 students, the administration of a school district in southern Minnesota identified the following challenges: (1) above-state-average number of special education students; (2) increasing number of English as Second Language (ESL) students; (3) increasing number of students…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Lunch Programs, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement
Gajda, Rebbeca; Militello, Matthew – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2008
Research indicates that the leadership of a school principal is a determining factor in school effectiveness, second only to the role of a student's classroom teacher. Yet, the species of "principal" is dwindling. National reports indicate that a great number of schools and districts are experiencing a shortage of a qualified pool of principal…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Supply and Demand, School Effectiveness, Educational Quality
