Title Closing the achievement gap : a vision for changing beliefs and practices / edited by Belinda Williams.

Publication Info.	Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2003]
	©2003

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Edition	2nd ed.
Description	1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	What else do we need to know and do? / Belinda Williams -- The continuing challenges of excellence and equity / JoAnn B. Manning and John A. Kovach -- Direct vocabulary instruction : an idea whose time has come / Robert J. Marzano -- Cultural values in learning and education / Elise Trumbull, Patricia Marks Greenfield, and Blanca Quiroz -- Pedagogy, knowledge, and teacher preparation / Kenneth M. Zeichner -- Turnaround teachers and schools / Bonnie Benard -- Implementing opportunity-to-learn assessment strategies and standards / Floraline I. Stevens -- Schools that work for teachers and students / Karen Seashore Louis and Debra Ingram -- Reframing the reform agenda / Belinda Williams.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	Despite years of reform, a persistent achievement gap remains between students in urban schools and elsewhere. Recognizing that goal setting and good intentions cannot close the gap, the authors provide a research-based synthesis of the dynamics that contribute to urban students' academic achievement patterns.
Subject	Children with social disabilities -- Education -- United States.
	Education, Urban -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Academic achievement -- United States.
	Educational change -- United States.
	EDUCATION -- History.
	EDUCATION -- Comparative.
	Academic achievement. (OCoLC)fst00794949
	Children with social disabilities -- Education. (OCoLC)fst00855659
	Education, Urban -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00903320
	Educational change. (OCoLC)fst00903371
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Aspect culturel.
	Éducation spéciale.
	Élève issu des minorités.
	Enfant socialement défavorisé.
	Milieu urbain.
	Réforme pédagogique.
	Réussite scolaire.
	United States.
Added Author	Williams, Belinda.
	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Other Form:	Print version: Closing the achievement gap. 2nd ed. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©2003 0871208385 (DLC) 2003020786 (OCoLC)53083817
ISBN	0871209543 (electronic bk.)
	9780871209542 (electronic bk.)
	9781416600800 (electronic bk.)
	1416600809 (electronic bk.)

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