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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"Achievement Gaps"”.
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WHY DO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STATE-MEASURED ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND NATIONALLY-MEASURED ACHIEVEMENT GAPS EXIST?
… To what degree do states differ in measuring the achievement gap? 2. Are there predictors to suggest why this differential occurs? The first research question requires that the degree of difference, the differential quotient, is determined. For the purposes of this dissertation, I calculated the …
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Wealth and Achievement Gaps: An Examination of Virginia Middle Schools
<p>Achievement gaps, the focus of this research, result from unequal achievement and the variance in achievement existing between different segments of the student population, for example, the difference in achievement between minority students and non-minority students. The No Child Left Behind …
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The Stalled Race to Close Literacy Achievement Gaps: Federally Legislating Public Education
Racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps remain stagnant in public school education, even though federal involvement was initiated to create an equal system for all and to help the most vulnerable students. Focusing on literacy, a historical lens was used to assess that similar strategies …
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Effective Principal Leadership Practices of National ESEA Distinguished School Principals to Minimize Achievement Gaps
As achievement gaps persist among some groups of students, school leaders are identifying strategies and implementing plans to support the academic needs of diverse student populations. The purpose of this research study was to identify the leadership practices and strategies used by National ESEA …
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NARROWING ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT GAPS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
… but the data have shown that inequality in achievement still exists. However, school districts are beginning to focus more on being aware of and sensitive to the cultural and social needs of African American students. When school communities accept the challenge of changing the culture …
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Narrowing Attainment and Achievement Gaps of High School African American and Hispanic Students: Policy Advocacy Document
… students in advanced courses to narrow achievement and attainment gaps. Suburban School District adopted these areas in its strategic plan and invested significant resources to address patterns of achievement and course enrollment of these students. This study examined the district’s …
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MTSS for Equity: A Mixed-Methods Study of Policy Alignment and Achievement Gaps in Three States
… unclear or inconsistent directives on mitigating achievement gaps. Purpose: This research explores (1) how Texas, Florida, and Iowa differ in their MTSS frameworks and policy guidance; (2) how each state's policies align with best practices from the AIR MTSS Fidelity Rubric; and (3) whether …
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Migrant children and academic achievement in Shanghai : a PISA study of influential student and school characteristics
… migrant children are related with their academic achievement at the end of compulsory education. This dissertation utilizes two-level Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to examine the urban-migrant achievement differences in mathematics, reading, and science, and the extent to which such …
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The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district
… system has yielded significant differences in achievement among students in different racial groups, a phenomenon commonly known as the "Achievement Gap". Despite the volume of research devoted to studying achievement gaps, school administrators faced with the challenge of reducing these gaps …
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Expanding AP Enrollment for Hispanic and African American Students: Change Leadership Plan
… evidenced by the long-standing underachievement of these students when compared to White counterparts. To provide all students with access to rigorous educational programs, many school districts have focused on expanding Advanced Placement (AP) programs; however, the achievement gaps …
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Federalism And The No Child Left Behind Act : An Analysis Using Constitutional Systems And Adaptive Work Frameworks
… vision (no child left behind) and the reality (achievement gaps). The fourth frame, federalism as a public policy approach, emerged from writings by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Justice Felix Frankfurter, and Akhil Reed Amar as well as opinions by Justices Brandeis and O’Connor. Federalism …
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Systematic Implementation of Full-Day Kindergarten in a Large Suburban School District: A Change Leadership Plan
… academic struggles for students. Closing the achievement gaps when at its smallest, which is early in the educational career of a student, ensures long term academic, social, and emotional success.</p>
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Racial Differences in Student Engagement and Attainment: A Study of Topeka High School, 1939 - 1984
This paper examines the current literature on the achievement and attainment gaps between African American and white students in United States public schools. It specifically examines evidence of student engagement and the attainment gap in Topeka High School. An examination of relevant academic …
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How do Teachers Understand and Act on policy Directives to Close the Gender Achievement Gap in Writing Present in State Test Scores?
… policy mandates to close the racial and gender achievement gaps present in state test scores. Data from focus group discussions and one-on-one interviews revealed findings about the teachers interactions with school leadership, how they understood and acted upon achievement gaps in writing, and …
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Analyzing Professional Development To Foster Agency And Professional Growth Among Educators
… Midwest Elementary Academy has faced persistent achievement gaps and systemic instability that hinder collaboration and teacher growth. Guided by three research questions, this exploratory case study used a mixed-methods design to examine educator perceptions of PD quality, instructional …
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Change in Educational Policy and Practice Through Online Communities of Practice
… poor performance on international assessments, achievement gaps between males and females, income groups and ethnic groups, and non-representative leadership in education. Using the theory of Emergence by Margaret Wheatley, I argue that online Communities of Practice can be used to create …
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The Correlation Between Professional Learning Communities & Collective Efficacy & the Resulting Impact on Student Growth Data
… there is a sense of urgency to increase student achievement throughout the United States. No Child Left Behind (2001) mandates that public schools develop accountability systems to ensure that all students achieve at the proficient or advance levels. It goes further to mandate that school systems …
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Equity-focused leadership: The leadership practices and beliefs of principals in academically successful schools serving students from marginalized communities
… to repay the educational debt and narrow the achievement gaps (Ladson-Billings, 2006; Tatum, 2003, 2019). In recent years, scholarship has identified characteristics and practices of equity- focused leaders who are leading schools that are closing the achievement gaps and by deconstructing …
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The impact of implementing proficiency scales on high school English language arts African-American at-risk students' self-efficacy and academic achievement
… self-efficacy and English Language Arts (ELA) achievement of at-risk African-American high school students, a population that continues to face significant academic disparities. Proficiency scales, which clarify learning objectives, provide specific feedback, and encourage student ownership of …
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