Download full textERIC Number: ED521664
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002-Nov
Pages: 67
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Closing the Achievement Gap: A Policy Action Guide for Washington State's School Directors
Boeck, Debora
Washington State School Directors' Association (NJ1)
This guide presents some of the best thinking about the difficult and puzzling work of improving student achievement. Taken as whole, it gives a complete picture of what it will take to close the achievement gap. It contains background, findings, and key policy recommendations from a 22-month study conducted by the Washington State School Directors' Association Ad Hoc Achievement Gap Task Force. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Administrative Principles, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Background, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Change Strategies, State Action, Evidence, Alignment (Education), Resource Allocation, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Placement, Educational Opportunities, Educational Environment, Time Factors (Learning), Intervention, Community Cooperation, Accountability, Interpersonal Competence, State Programs, Cultural Awareness, Parent Participation
Washington State School Directors' Association. 221 College Street NE, Olympia, WA 98516. Tel: 360-493-9231; Fax: 360-493-9247; e-mail: mail@wssda.org; Web site: http://www.wssda.org
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Washington State School Directors' Association
Identifiers - Location: Washington
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