Achievement Gap

Exporting NYC's Education "Miracle": Buyer Beware!

Dan Brown | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, John McCain, New York Sun, Michael Bloomberg, Achievement Gap, Bloomberg, Joel Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Green, Politics News
Dan Brown

Since his election in 2001, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made narrowing the white-minority achievement gap in New York City his signature issue. After ...

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"Prep for Prep"--A Brilliant Education Idea Realized

Dan Brown | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Public Schools, Waldorf-Astoria, Urban Schools, Collegiate School, No Child Left Behind, Lilac Ball, Achievement Gap, Exeter, Choate, New York University, Brearley, Education Reform, Independent Schools, Phillips Academy, Prep for Prep, Business News
Dan Brown

Have you heard of Prep for Prep? It's a brilliant idea realized. Here's how it works: Every year for the past thirty years, approximately 150 low-inc...

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Who Says the Boy Crisis Is Over?

Peg Tyre | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Education, Learning Disorders, Achievement Gap, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, Parenting, Living News
Peg Tyre

A new report alleging the boy crisis is over fails to mention is that when you compare the achievement of boys and girls from similar backgrounds, girls outperform boys by a wide margin.

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Can Public Schools Fix the Achievement Gap? Yes, But They Won't

Peter Sacks | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Elitist Schools, Public Education, How to Fix Public Schools, Achievement Gap, NCLB, Politics News
Peter Sacks

As currently structured, the American education system is organized to serve elite interests at the expense of children and families at the bottom.

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