Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Education Research Report: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap

Education Research Report: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap

Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap

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New Leadership Development Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in collaboration with the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University today announced a new leadership development program titled: Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Excellence with Equity. The program, designed for educators from settings at the fourth-grade level through high school, takes place on the HGSE campus in Cambridge, MA, from July 8–12, 2010. Leading achievement gap researcher and Harvard University professor, Ronald Ferguson, is the faculty chair for the program.

Closing the Gap

U.S. schools have made considerable strides in narrowing academic achievement gaps between different racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups over the past few decades; however the gaps are still significant. President Obama, through the American Recovery and Investment Act, recognizes that a high-quality education is critical