Tag: achievement gap
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Bilingual Education: 5 Reasons it should be Required
By Matthew Lynch This generation of K-12 students is growing up in a society that is increasingly bilingual. While foreign language requirements have long been a ... -
Educational Change Starts with Equality
By Matthew Lynch Substantial educational change will never occur until we as a country decide that enough is enough and make a commitment to change, no ... -
What is Culturally Responsive Pedagogy?
The growing popularity of culturally responsive instruction is slowly causing traditional trends to be reversed, with the onus to adapt to the demands of the multicultural ... -
Book Dr. Lynch as Your Next Keynote Speaker
Finding the right speaker for your event is not a minor detail – your decision can make or break the success of your event. As a ... -
How to Improve the School Climate for LGBT Students
While the social climate of any school is complex enough, Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender, or LGBT, students have additional barriers to overcome. Dealing with discrimination ... -
Are black girls being pushed out of school?
A study released by law researchers at Columbia University shows evidence that of all groups, black K-12 female students are kicked or pushed out of school ... -
Want black boys to stay in school? Improve income equality
Income equality is a hot political topic as of late. Politicians use it as a wedge issue on both sides to ensure that voters will flock to ... -
What do special educators need to succeed?
Elizabeth Bettini, Boston University and Kristin Murphy, University of Massachusetts Boston A shortage of special education teachers is threatening the ability of schools in many states ... -
Are Colleges Doing Enough to close the Achievement Gap?
There’s a lot of talk in P-12 learning about how exactly to best close the achievement gap, or the space that separates traditionally advantaged students with ... -
Remembering Ahmed’s Clock: 3 Facts about the Harsh Reality of the School-to-Prison Cycle
In September, Ahmed Mohamed was detained by officers from the Irving Police Department for bringing a homemade clock to school that his teacher mistook for a ...