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Mind the (achievement) gap E-mail
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Given that results for black and Latino students are improving, is the achievement gap something we should be trying to solve at all? Isn't there a danger of doing more harm than good? All this week, Russlynn Ali and Richard Rothstein debate the achievement gap.  Click to continue at latimes.com
 
Historically Black Law School Deemed to Be the “Best Value” E-mail
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The law school at North Carolina Central University, the historically black educational institution in Durham, was recently designated by preLaw magazine as the law school in the United States with the “best value.”  Click to continue at JBHE.com
 
Minority Doctoral Recipients Gaining Momentum E-mail
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Twenty percent of the U.S. citizens awarded research doctorates from American universities in 2006 were ethnic minorities, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the National Opinion Research Center and an assortment of government agencies.  Click to continue at DiverseEducation.com
 
NAEP Data Shows Improvements in Math, Yet Widening Achievement Gap in Urban Districts E-mail
Friday, 16 November 2007
A new report on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores for the largest urban school districts shows overall improvement in math for the mostly low-income and minority students who make up these districts, but a widening achievement gap between minority and White students.  Click to continue at DiverseEducation.com
 
Toronto Black-focused school gains ground E-mail
Friday, 09 November 2007

Some called it segregation, "the very thing Martin Luther King marched against," said retired teacher Winston Clement. Others hailed African-centred schools as the best hope for black teens – "that would give our kids a vision of their own history, it should have happened a long time ago."  Click to continue at thestar.com

 
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