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New research shows effectiveness of student-centered learning approaches in closing the opportunity g...
New research from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) reveals how four schools in Northern California are succeeding in breaking the achievement gap for students of color […]
To Close the Achievement Gap, We Need to Close the Teaching G...
Since the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) there has been more testing and greater consequences for poor results. Despite these efforts to close the achievement gap, Linda Darling-Hammond […]
Motivation Matters: Engaging Students, Creating Learne...
The data for the 2012 high school class find that the number of students earning a diploma has exceeded 80%. Furthermore, U.S. graduation rates have risen by 7 percentage points […]