Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap
Subtitle: How to Measure Equity in Our Schools
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780761945086
Subjects: Organization & management of education; Evaluation; Educational Policy & Reform; Education; Education / Teaching; United States; School improvement programs; Administration - General; Education / Leadership; Testing & Measurement; Educational equalization; Educational evaluation
First sentence: This book is intended to provide a framework and mindset for using data as a lever to create K-12 equitable school reform.
Description: Provides both the philosophical and practical blueprint for transforming public schools into the learning communities we want and need. Ruth Johnson presents a thoughtful, well-documented treatise on how educators, policymakers, and parents can use data to set achievement goals and to measure progress towards these goals. Unfortunately, statistics show that real disparities do exist in academic achievement, which consistently coincide with income level and race. Book highlights compelling evidence that these inequities can be linked to school practices that inadvertently increase inequities. The solution to this pervasive problem lies in the collection and examination of appropriate data, and this book shows readers how.