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What Will Decrease Educational Inequality?
Student’s educational outcomes are boosted or hindered by their families’ socioeconomic background. Although certainly not fair to the student, such inequality is likely to persist throughout the 21st century, despite much rhetoric and a few policies directed against it. WCER researcher ...
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Civil Rights Groups Push High School Reform into the Limelight
Think the civil rights movement is over? Think again. Nine major organizations representing communities of color are...
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Factoring in the Achievement Gap
What if there were factors outside the school that contributed to a lag in learning so severe that some students could...
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City Mayors Hot to Run Schools
Every city wants a mayor who takes education seriously. But in some cities, mayors do more than take things seriously....
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Do Afterschool Programs Give Students a Boost?
Recent studies suggest that afterschool programs do more than just keep kids occupied during the afternoon. Just what...
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A Guide to Programs Sending Kids to Better Schools
The statistics are alarming: across America, an estimated 2 million students are trapped in failing schools, condemned...
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