Ferguson, Ronald F.,
An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing.... Ronald F. Ferguson with Jal Mehta. - Phi Delta Kappan, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 5, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing..., May 2004; pp. 656-669.
"The good news is that the achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are smaller than they were several decades ago. The bad news is that progress stopped around 1990. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continues to show large differences between the average scores of blacks and Hispanics on the one hand and those of whites and Asians on the other. Now, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, while progress is evident and many milestones have been achieved...policy measures focused on rights, resources, and required testing for students have not achieved their full promise for raising achievement and narrowing gaps between groups of students." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The authors present a historical overview of black education in America and consider the reasons why the achievement gap persists 50 years after the Brown decision.
1522-3256;
Ability grouping in education
Academic achievement
African American students
African American youth
African Americans--Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Class size
Competency based education
Educational tests and measurements
Head Start programs
School integration
Track system (Education)
AC1.S5
050
An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing.... Ronald F. Ferguson with Jal Mehta. - Phi Delta Kappan, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 5, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing..., May 2004; pp. 656-669.
"The good news is that the achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are smaller than they were several decades ago. The bad news is that progress stopped around 1990. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continues to show large differences between the average scores of blacks and Hispanics on the one hand and those of whites and Asians on the other. Now, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, while progress is evident and many milestones have been achieved...policy measures focused on rights, resources, and required testing for students have not achieved their full promise for raising achievement and narrowing gaps between groups of students." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The authors present a historical overview of black education in America and consider the reasons why the achievement gap persists 50 years after the Brown decision.
1522-3256;
Ability grouping in education
Academic achievement
African American students
African American youth
African Americans--Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Class size
Competency based education
Educational tests and measurements
Head Start programs
School integration
Track system (Education)
AC1.S5
050