The Miller, Karen 1973- text bibliography miu Detroit Greenhaven Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. What causes the achievement gap? Racial differences contribute to the achievement gap / Melissa Jenco -- Racial differences do not contribute to the achievement gap / Al Ramirez and Dick Carpenter -- Members of higher social classes have an academic edge / Richard E Nisbett -- Members of all social classes have equal access to educational information / Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, and Gabriel Kaplan -- The achievement gap in mathematics is caused by a lack of resources / Alfinio Flores -- The achievement gap in mathematics could be narrowed with better planning / Frances R Spielhagen -- How do schools affect the achievement gap? Schools reinforce cultural advantages / Jean Yonemura Wing -- Schools reinforce cultural disadvantages / Jamie Lew -- Poor-quality educators contribute to the urban achievement gap / Joel I. Klein -- School violence contributes to the urban achievement gap / Steve Giegerich -- Boys achieve less in literacy because schools do not support their interests / Peg Tyre -- What educational strategies narrow the achievement gap? Closing the achievement gap requires training school leaders / José W. Lalas and Ronald D. Morgan -- Personal responsibility is important for academic achievement / Barack Obama -- Age at kindergarten entry affects future disparities in student achievement / Elizabeth Cascio -- Arts programs help narrow the achievement gap / Doug Belden -- How does public policy affect the achievement gap? No Child Left Behind Act has increased student achievement / Naomi Chudowsky, Victor Chudowsky, and Nancy Kober -- No Child Left Behind Act has widened the achievement gap / Liz Hollingworth -- School vouchers narrow the achievement gap / Andrew Coulson -- School vouchers do not narrow the achievement gap / Patrick Wolf...[et al.] -- Removing bias in academic science and engineering will narrow gender barriers / Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering -- Enforcing Title IX will not narrow the gender achievement gap in the sciences / Patricia Hausman. juvenile Karen Miller, book editor. Includes bibliographical references and index. Academic achievement United States Juvenile literature Educational equalization United States Juvenile literature LB1062.6 .A33 2010 9780737747492 (hardcover) 0737747498 (hardcover) 9780737747508 (pbk.) 0737747501 (pbk.) 2010000262 DLC 100112 20161205100057.0 16050782