Bridging the achievement gap
By: John E. Chubb, Tom Loveless, editors
Contributors: Chubb, John E; Loveless, Tom, 1954-
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Educational equalization -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Bridging the achievement gap / John E. Chubb and Tom Loveless; title: Would smaller classes help close the Black-white achievement gap? / Alan B. Krueger and Diane M. Whitmore; title: Voucher programs and the effect of ethnicity on test scores / Paul E. Peterson and William G. Howell; title: "Success for all" and African American and Latino student achievement / Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden; title: Wisconsin's SAGE Program and achievement through small classes / Alex Molnar ... [et al.]; title: High-stakes testing, accountability, and student achievement in Texas and Houston / Laurence A. Toenjes ... [et al.]; title: Schools that work / Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom; title: High achievement in mathematics : lessons from three Los Angeles elementary schools / David Klein; title: Tracking the achievement gap / Samuel R. Lucas and Adam Gamoran; title: The role of federal resources in closing the achievement gap / Ann Flanagan and David Grissmer