Search Results for: achievement gap
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Examining The Federal Government’s Role in Educational Reform
In the decades of attempted educational reform, the U.S. government has been the biggest player. Following the Nation at Risk report the federal government became more ... -
Understanding How Education Has Changed for You Under the Obama Administration
Educational policy is anything but static in the U.S. Over the past few years, education has seen major overhauls per direction of the United States government ... -
3 Keys to Avoiding Summer Slide
A district literacy director shares how his team has increased reading proficiency levels by creating a Virtual Summer School. By Dr. Matthew Lynch South Berwyn School ... -
Girls Score Higher on STEM Assessment
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that eighth grade girls scored better than boys on an assessment focused on technology and engineering. ... -
New Models and Trends in Resource Allocation
Many investigators have requested new methods to determine spending to gain a better understanding of priorities, organizational investments, proposed strategies, and to measure the distribution of ... -
Keeping Our Eyes on Both Birds in Early Childhood Education
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
3 Ways Non-English Speaking Students in America Learn English
Thanks to the Lau v. Nichols case in 1974, the U.S. Office of Civil Rights created a series of guidelines for schools to follow with respect ... -
Reforming K-12 Education: How the Activists are Doing It
By Matthew Lynch Activism when it comes to public K-12 education is flourishing. Laws regarding K-12 education are no longer simply handed down and enforced without ... -
Considering Becoming a Teacher? Here’s the Real Deal about Teacher Salaries
Many teachers decide to work in nontraditional school settings. These may be private schools, but there are many public nontraditional schools, such as charter schools, alternative ... -
Is D.C.’s minority male initiative fair to the girls?
The Washington Post tells us that Washington D.C. plans to invest $20 million to boost minority male academic achievement — and D.C. Public School’s are being attacked in a ...