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November 2004 | Volume 62 | Number 3
Marge Scherer
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Paul E. Barton
Research shows that 14 intertwined factors correlate with student achievement.
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Joshua Aronson
The fear of fulfilling stereotypes or a desire to disprove them—both can affect academic performance.
Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens
How classrooms can accommodate the differences in the ways males and females learn.
Julie Landsman
Subtle or blatant, racist attitudes poison life at school.
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Janice E. Hale
Pushing advanced academic content into lower grades without providing supports is no way to close achievement gaps.
Rosa A. Smith
Why preschool for all is a sound investment.
Richard Rothstein
Reforming our schools is just one part of the solution; we must also address social class differences, including health status and mobility rates.
W. James Popham
Achievement tests designed to ensure score spread often use test items that affluent students are more likely to know than children from poor families.
Michael W. Kirst
Many students are ignorant of what it takes to succeed in college.
Patricia Gándara
California's High SPuente project encourages high school students to attend four-year colleges.
Ilana Horn
What schools and teachers can do to halt attrition from higher math.
Sherry P. King, Seth Weitzman and Larry Keane
Making a challenging course inclusive did not significantly lower its passing rates on the Regents exam, a New York school district found.
Frank D. Grossman and Jacqueline Ancess
Three suburban districts explored ways to eliminate tracking and implement enrichment programs more equitably.
Jo Sanders and Sarah Cotton Nelson
A Dallas program enlightened teachers about gender-fair teaching practices.
Kathy Maloney and Terrie Saunders
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