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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Black-White Achievement Gap"”.
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The Impact of Early Childhood Education Upon the Black-White Achievement Gap
It can be argued that the current Black-White achievement gap provides evidence for a long-standing history of racial inequity within American society, as well as an informative barometer of progress toward educational parity. By all accounts, the measurements registered by this barometer continue …
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School Factors and Their Impact on the Black-White Achievement Gap in Eastern North Carolina
Since desegregation in the 1960s and 1970s, a gap in the test scores between ethnic groups has been identified, though it has probably been present for much longer. The gap between the test scores of Blacks and Whites is often termed the Black-White achievement gap. The present study used publicly …
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Whiteness in a hidden space—unspoken but still there, in a private space, the classroom
… study was to address what it means that so many Black students are taught by White female teachers. Specifically, this study examined the beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of White female novice teachers in regards to their Black students. In doing so, it described the teachers’ educational …
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Educational Policy Development For Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap
… every suburb, and every rural area, there is a gap between the achievements of Black and White students. The term “achievement gap” has become an accepted label in situations where Black students severely underperform relative to their White counterparts. Many school districts have discretely …
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Elevating Black student voices: The underrepresentation of Black high school students in Advanced Placement courses
… and universities (Rothschild, 1999). Most Black students, with the same academic preparation as their White peers, are significantly less likely to enroll in an AP course (College Board, 2020). The intent of this research was to elevate Black student voices and experiences so that …
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A comparative analysis of the experiences of African American students at Eastern Michigan University during the Civil Rights Era and in the 21st century: A historical case study
… (EMU) institutional policies and practices on black students. This historical case study delineated the experiences of black EMU students who attended the institution at the end of the Civil Rights Era and during the first two decades of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. The study is significant …
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Examination of factors contributing to the achievement gap of Native American students in select school districts in Michigan
<p>Most of the studies on student achievement gaps involve the Black-White achievement gap due to the availability of significant sample populations in order to draw scientific conclusions from the analysis of the student achievement data. However, there are few empirical quantitative studies that …
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Supporting the RISE of Black boys through alternative education : a qualitative case study.
… is room for growth, improvement in academic achievement, disciplinary action, teacher-student relationships, and mentoring imbedded during the school day for Black boys. Black boys are in danger of returning to the streets because of high failure rates in the schools they attend. The …
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Essays on the economics of education
… on special needs students' classification and achievement. Charter schools remove special needs classifications and move special education students into more inclusive classrooms at a rate over two times higher than traditional public schools. Despite this reduction in special needs services, …
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Program Evaluation For Assessing The Effectiveness Of Tracking The Academic Growth And Attendance Of Black Students In Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap
… every suburb, and every rural area there is a gap between the achievements of Black and White students. The term “achievement gap” has become an accepted label in situations where Black students severely underperform relative to their White counterparts. Many school districts have discretely …