Despite 30 years of school reform, the achievement gap between African
American students, Latino students, students in poverty and white
middle class students persists. Too often, well-meaning teachers,
leaders and policymakers inadvertently contribute to the perpetuation
of the achievement gap through daily practices. Teresa D. Hill, a
practitioner with experience as a teacher and leader in diverse
schools, examines the structures, messages, attitudes and beliefs in
schools that perpetuate the idea that failure is a default for African
American, Latino, and low-income students. She then discusses the
practical actions that educators and leaders can take to end failure
as a default in their schools. Combatting the Achievement Gap empowers
educators and leaders to make meaningful change in the educational
outcomes of African American, Latino, and low-income children by
addressing structures, messages, attitudes and beliefs that are within
educators’ sphere of influence. It will be of interest to school and
district leaders, teachers, and policymakers seeking to address the
achievement gap as well as teacher educators and researchers with an
interest in education and social justice.
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ISBN
9781475826524
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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