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ERIC Number: EJ645484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0951
Time for Great Expectations: A Personal Perspective on Poor and Minority Student Achievement in Urban Public Schools.
Lam, Diana
College Board Review, n195 p4-7 Win 2002
The superintendent of schools in Providence, Rhode Island reflects on her own personal odyssey, asserting that society must expect more from poor and minority children. She discusses areas for focused effort, such as literacy. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement, Expectation, Higher Education, Literacy, Minority Groups, Poverty, Reminiscence, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Providence School District RI
Note: Theme issue titled "Minority Achievement."