Tag: edgap
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Education Equity: Challenges and Suggestions
Equity in education has long been an ideal. It’s an ideal celebrated in a variety of contexts, too. Even the Founding Fathers celebrated education as an ... -
Breaking the School-to-Prison Cycle
Though all people are genetically predisposed, it is ultimately the environment that encompasses the formative years that shapes lives. Some of that comes from home environments, ... -
Language Barriers: The New Segregation?
The practice of placing students in talented and gifted programs is viewed by some as being inherently unfair. After all, who determines what is considered “gifted” ... -
How we should discuss racism with students?
**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 ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: They Aren’t Reading?
Literacy is the basic building block for the rest of an academic career and the lifetime that follows it. Research shows that kids who come from ... -
Is Education the Most Important Civil Rights Issue of All?
Education is the single most important asset when it comes to equal Civil Rights, according to First Lady Michelle Obama. She made the remarks while addressing guests ... -
Student surveys: Measuring what tests cannot
Student surveys are being viewed by an increasing number of school officials, policymakers and researchers as the most effective tool currently available in measuring social and ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: Is Punishment Too Harsh?
It’s no secret that Black boys are considered the trouble makers of society. In America’s prison systems, black citizens are incarcerated at six times the rates ... -
What can be done to improve the success of black male students?
Did you know that a black male is more likely than any other group to be placed in special education classes, with 80 percent of all ... -
Why Are Girls Surpassing Boys in College Achievement?
By Matthew Lynch Nationally, over 57 percent of college attendees are female when public and private school stats are combined. Females have been consistently edging ahead ...
