Closing Achievement Gaps

Why Closing the Research–Practice Gap Is Critical to Closing Student Achievement Gaps

Discussions of the research–practice gap often assume that K–12 educators are uninterested in or even derisive about the value of research for improving student learning. The work of K–12 educators in the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) counters this conventional wisdom. This article provides evidence that MSAN educators not only value research, they see that closing the research–pr...

Developmental Psychology Interpreting the Early Language Trajectories of Children From Low-SES and Language Minority Homes: Implications for Closing Achievement Gaps

Closing gaps: integrating food safety management systems into the veterinary curriculum, as a tool to improve food quality and trade

Urban Elementary Science Teacher Leaders: Responsibilities, Supports, and Needs

The challenge of science achievement gaps is one that scholars have struggled to solve. Teacher leadership holds great promise in closing those gaps. Therefore, the purpose of the research reported here was to explore the responsibilities and supports of formally designated science teacher leaders (STLs) in urban elementary schools that have been successful in closing science achievement gaps. ...

Integrated Student Supports :

Closing educational achievement gaps is central to improving social mobility and increasing opportunity. As such, the education field continues to test a variety of approaches to promoting academic success, especially for disadvantaged students. Integrated student supports (ISS) is one promising approach taking hold in communities across the country, often in tandem with education reforms that ...