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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Raskin, 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