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ERIC Number: EJ583685
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Closing the Achievement Gap in El Paso: A Collaboration for K-16 Renewal.
Navarro, M. Susana; Natalicio, Diana S.
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n8 p597-601 Apr 1999
To close the Anglo/ethnic minority achievement gap, 11 education and community leaders formed the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence. Two goals were paramount: ensuring success among K-16 youngsters in area educational institutions and ensuring all high-school graduates' readiness for college. The program achieved impressive results. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Gains, Blacks, Change Strategies, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Mexican Americans, Minority Groups, Partnerships in Education, Program Descriptions, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Educational Renewal; Texas (El Paso)
Note: For related articles see EA 535 762-772. Sixth of seven articles in Special Section.