Closing the Achievement Gap by Detracking. Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner.
by Burris, Carol Corbett; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 12Institutions. Publisher: Phi Delta Kappan, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Academic achievement | African American students | Curriculum change | Education -- Curricula | Educational tests and measurements | Hispanic American students | Minority students | New York (State) | Public schools | Track system (Education)DDC classification: 050 Summary: The authors assert that "achievement follows from opportunities...and the persistent practice of tracking denies a range of opportunities to large numbers of students" (PHI DELTA KAPPAN), a disproportionate number of whom are minorities. They describe "how a diverse suburban district in New York narrowed the gap by offering its high-track curriculum to all students."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Closing the Achievement Gap by Detracking, April 2005; pp. 594-598.
The authors assert that "achievement follows from opportunities...and the persistent practice of tracking denies a range of opportunities to large numbers of students" (PHI DELTA KAPPAN), a disproportionate number of whom are minorities. They describe "how a diverse suburban district in New York narrowed the gap by offering its high-track curriculum to all students."
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