December 2002/January 2003 | Volume 60 | Number 4

Equity and Opportunity

Feature Articles

Perspectives / The Line and the Gap

Marge Scherer

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Profoundly Multicultural Questions

Sonia M. Nieto

Which students take advanced classes? Which are attending class in the least desirable space? The author asks troubling questions about equity, access, and fair play.

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Toward a Fair Distribution of Teacher Talent

Kati Haycock

Our most disadvantaged students often have the most unprepared teachers. What can we do to solve this problem?

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The Resurgence of School Segregation

Gary Orfield, Erica D. Frankenberg and Chungmei Lee

The Civil Rights Project finds that despite the growing diversity of students, African American, Latino, and white students are becoming more isolated from one another.

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From Court Order to Community Commitment

Nancy Doorey and Bruce Harter

A Wilmington, Delaware, district tells how and why the community voted to maintain its racial diversity.

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First, Do No Harm

Jay P. Heubert

Graduation and promotion tests put many students at increased risk for being retained in grade or denied a diploma.

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Strategies That Close the Gap

Larry I. Bell

These practical strategies address pernicious problems of underachievement.

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Getting Past “See Spot Run”

Meg Gebhard

English-language learners need challenging content-based tasks, not simplistic instruction in the basics of a language.

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Educating Latino Students

Carmen A. Rolón

How can we foster the strengths of Latino students?

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Raising Minority Achievement in Science and Math

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

The author suggests ways to encourage more minority students to study science, mathematics, and engineering.

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How Can Title I Improve Achievement?

Geoffrey D. Borman

Early interventions, summer programs, class size reductions, and adoption of whole-school reforms can help.

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The Shifting Sands of School Finance

Al Ramirez

Only recently has student achievement entered into funding decisions.

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Teacher Education Textbooks: The Unfinished Gender Revolution

Karen Zittleman and David Sadker

Gender bias persists in many teacher education textbooks.

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Helping Girls Succeed

Denice A. Jobe

Discontinuing programs geared for girls would be a mistake.

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Helping Boys Succeed

Deborah Taylor and Maureen Lorimer

More use of technology and hands-on learning can increase boys' motivation.

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Through the Eyes of Students

Kay Lovelace Taylor

African American students ponder why minority student test scores are low.

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The Minority Student Achievement Network

Allan Alson

This consortium inspires schools to work together to eliminate the achievement gap.

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Promoting Opportunity After School

Lucy Friedman

An after-school program offers rich opportunities for urban students.

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Special Topic / A Nation at Risk Really Ought to Take a Few

W. James Popham

For the irreverently inclined.

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Departments

The Shrink in the Classroom / To View or Not to View

Steven C. Schlozman

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Research Link / Addressing the Needs of Homeless Students

John H. Holloway

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Special Report / Racial Inequities in Special Education

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A Response to Diane Ravitch / Whose Lessons?

Alan Singer

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ASCD Community in Action

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Web Wonders / Equity and Opportunity

Christy Thorp

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Study Guide / EL Extra

Deborah Perkins-Gough

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