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2) How schools shortchange girls: the AAUW report : a study of major findings on girls and education
Publisher
Marlowe & Co
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
4) Teaching with poverty in mind: what being poor does to kids' brains and what schools can do about it
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Language
English
Description
Covers why and how the effects of poverty have to be addressed in classroom teaching and school and district policy. Topics include what poverty does to children's brains and why students raised in poverty are especially subject to stressors that undermine school behavior and performance.
6) How schools shortchange girls: the AAUW report : a study of major findings on girls and education
Publisher
AAUW Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent and diverse district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high-achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right, black and Latina/o students continue to lag behind their peers? The authors...
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Series
Fastback volume 372
Publisher
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Trends throughout my graduate research in education include educational transformation, critical pedagogy and cross-cultural, globally oriented competencies for educators. These threads have woven their way into my lens on the world, prompting questions about educational and curricular policy and reform, particularly challenging the ubiquitous Euro-centric platform from which most schools in the United States operate. In June and July of 2012, sponsored...
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Series
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"While race and culture remain important variables in how young people experience schools, they are often misunderstood by educators and school personnel. Building on three studies that investigated schools successful in closing the achievement gap, Tyrone Howard shows how adopting greater awareness and comprehensive understanding of race and culture can improve educational outcomes."--BOOK JACKET.