Gaining on the gap
Subtitle: changing hearts, minds, and practice
By: Robert G. Smith ... [et al.].
Contributors: American Association of School Administrators
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781610482882; 9781610482899; 9781610482905
Subjects: Educational equalization; Discrimination in education; Academic achievement; Education; African Americans; Case studies
Notes: "Published in Partnership with the American Association of School Administrators."
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Palma Strand; title: The context / Robert G. Smith & Palma Strand; title: Creating organization conditions to close achievement gaps / Robert G. Smith; title: Can schools eliminate gaps / Robert G. Smith; title: Fixing the system, not the kids / Palma Strand; title: The perfect storm: capitalizing on synergy / Cheryl Robinson; title: Facilitating conversations about race / Timothy Cotman, Jr.; title: Teaching across cultures / Marty Swaim; title: System-level buy-in: a case study / Alvin L. Crawley; title: Gaining on the gap: progress, themes and lessons learned / All; title: Afterword / Patrick K. Murphy.