An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing.... Ronald F. Ferguson with Jal Mehta.
by Ferguson, Ronald F; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 5Institutions. Publisher: Phi Delta Kappan, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Ability grouping in education | Academic achievement | African American students | African American youth | African Americans -- Education | Brown v. Board of Education | Class size | Competency based education | Educational tests and measurements | Head Start programs | School integration | Track system (Education)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "The good news is that the achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are smaller than they were several decades ago. The bad news is that progress stopped around 1990. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continues to show large differences between the average scores of blacks and Hispanics on the one hand and those of whites and Asians on the other. Now, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, while progress is evident and many milestones have been achieved...policy measures focused on rights, resources, and required testing for students have not achieved their full promise for raising achievement and narrowing gaps between groups of students." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The authors present a historical overview of black education in America and consider the reasons why the achievement gap persists 50 years after the Brown decision.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: An Unfinished Journey: The Legacy of Brown and the Narrowing..., May 2004; pp. 656-669.
"The good news is that the achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are smaller than they were several decades ago. The bad news is that progress stopped around 1990. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) continues to show large differences between the average scores of blacks and Hispanics on the one hand and those of whites and Asians on the other. Now, half a century after Brown v. Board of Education, while progress is evident and many milestones have been achieved...policy measures focused on rights, resources, and required testing for students have not achieved their full promise for raising achievement and narrowing gaps between groups of students." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The authors present a historical overview of black education in America and consider the reasons why the achievement gap persists 50 years after the Brown decision.
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