Narrowing the Achievement Gap - 9781612501239

Narrowing the Achievement GapPerspectives and Strategies for Challenging Times\nAuthor(s): Thomas B. Timar, Julie Maxwell-Jolly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group, United States\nImprint: Harvard Educational Publishing Group\nISBN-13: 9781612501239, 978-1612501239\nSynopsis\nThis timely and thoughtful book provides multiple perspectives on closing achievement gaps. \n\nClosing persistent gaps in educational outcomes between different groups of students has been a central goal of educational policy for the past forty years. The commitment to close existing achievement gaps poses an unprecedented challenge to policy makers, school leaders, and teachers alike, since the causes of those gaps are multiple and complex. For that reason, no single set of policy prescriptionsno matter how well crafted and managedis likely to be successful. \n\nWhile there is no ready road map for policy makers, the press for solutions is acute. The chapters examine the conditi.