Changing Policies to Close the Achievement Gap - A Guide for School System Leaders

Informationen zum Autor By Cynthia D. Prince Klappentext In this guide, Cynthia D. Prince identifies state and local policies that tend to make the achievement gap worse and describes policy changes that superintendents have made with the support of their boards to help narrow the gap. She also examines policies that aggravate the inequitable distribution of quality teachers and principals, that restrict student access to challenging coursework, and that reduce academic instruction time. Zusammenfassung Prince (teacher professional development! Council of Chief State School Offices) identifies state and local policies that widen achievement disparity and describes policy changes that superintendents have made with the support of their boards to help narrow the gap. She also examines policies that a Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 List of Exhibits Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Closing the Gap Chapter 5 2. Policies That Aggravate the Inequitable Distribution of Quality Teachers and Principals Chapter 6 3. Policies That Restrict Student Access to Challenging Coursework Chapter 7 4. Policies That Reduce Academic Instruction Time Chapter 8 5. Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 About the Author

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cynthia D. Prince, Prince Cynthia D.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2004
• EAN: 9781578861200
• ISBN: 978-1-57886-120-0
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization