ERIC Number: EJ711916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
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A Special Section on the Achievement Gap--Challenging Assumptions about the Achievement Gap
Ramirez, Al; Carpenter, Dick
Phi Delta Kappan, v86 n8 p599 Apr 2005
The national dialogue about the achievement gap can help policy makers and educators find ways to better serve minority students. However, school policy and practice must be founded not on perceptions of group stereotypes, the authors argue, but on knowledge about each student's needs and strengths. In this article, the authors present information they found when studying the achievement gap.
Descriptors: Urban Areas, School Policy, Minority Groups, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement, Student Needs, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Characteristics, High Risk Students, African American Students
Phi Delta Kappa International, Inc., 408 N. Union St., P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789. Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
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