Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an incontrovertible racialized reality in U.S. K-12 public education---the relentless achievement gap between low-socioeconomic students of color and their economically advantaged White counterparts.
Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an incontrovertible racialized reality in U.S. K-12 public education---the relentless achievement gap between low-socioeconomic students of color and their economically advantaged White counterparts.
Part I. The Problem. 1. The Achievement Gap. 2. Competing Models to Explain the Achievement Gap. Part II. Macrolevel-Factors. 3. The "Other" Gaps: Income, Housing, and Health. Part III. Mesolevel-Factors. 4. School Segregation, Desegregation, and Integration. 5. Teacher Quality. 6. Language Suppression and Cultural Exclusion. 7. Curriculum Differentiation. Part IV. Microlevel-Factors. 8. Parental Engagement and Empowerment. 9. Student Agency and Empowerment. Last Thoughts.