ERIC Number: EJ1010786
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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"Stakes is High": Educating New Century Students
Ladson-Billings, Gloria
Journal of Negro Education, v82 n2 p105-110 Spr 2013
My apologies to iconic hip-hop artists, De La Soul for I have shamelessly appropriated the title, "Stakes is high" to underscore the importance of the work ahead for educators, students, parents, community members, and researchers as we attempt to develop a generation of what I call "new century" students for a world we can hardly imagine. Through this article, I would like to address the so-called achievement gap, the concept of new century students, and the magnitude of the challenges that lay ahead--particularly as they pertain to African American students.
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Students, African American Education, Equal Education, Racial Discrimination, Generational Differences, Student Characteristics, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Popular Culture, Access to Education, Racial Differences, Culturally Relevant Education, At Risk Students, Access to Information, Educational Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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