A. Advantages of Using PLCâs Professional Learning Communities âare not a program or an organized curriculum, but it is a way of working together so that everyone involved in a childâs educational experience is focused on improving that childâs and all childrenâs learningâ (Hord, 1997, p.2). According to Dr. Wanda Shelton, Superintendent of Lincoln County Schools of Fayetteville, TN, teachers and school and system leaders must work together to focus instruction on student learning and engaging students in the assessment...
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Abstract This paper seeks to explore the complex relationship between the racist policies of Americaâs past and the âachievement gapâ as coined by James Coleman in his 1966 eponymous report, also referred to as the âEquality of Educational Opportunitiesâ report (EEO) (Coleman et al 1966). By tracing the history of the treatment of African Americans in the United States, we can identify and address the long-lasting effects of de jure and de facto racism, such as slavery, Jim Crow laws,...
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Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not collaboration through inquiry-based learning can help ELLs increase vocabulary and literacy skills in order to close the reading achievement gap. A mixed methods design was used with triangulation, using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to determine the themes in the qualitative data and frequencies and percentages were used in quantitative data. Some implications to help increase vocabulary and literacy skills would be: for the district- to provide ideas...
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Education the process for receiving information and system for learning. A system for learning that is to be given to all students equally. There are many general topics in education. All of which are differ in how long they have been a problem and how large scale they are. A few of the smaller scale issues in education include technology, test scores, and teacher salaries. While large-scale issues include gun violence, standardized testing, and common core. However, one larger-scale issue...
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Background With an enrollment of over 13,000 students in 23 schools, Pulaski County is one of the largest districts in the state of Arkansas. Pulaski County Special School School District (PCSSD) is committed to providing each student with an excellent education. Our districtâs diversity committee reviewed the districtâs mission, vision and core beliefs. The committee reviewed Aspire test score data, discipline data, and absenteeism data to identify the achievement gap between black and non-black students. The largest areas of need...
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While a wide range of sociocultural forces contribute to the gender gap in mathematics, it is interesting to examine the brain composition of both males and females and the effects it has on overall performance. However, experience alters brain structures and functioning (Benbow, Geary, Gernsbacher, Gur, Halpern, & Hyde, 2014), so explanations regarding cognitive ability and its effects on femalesâ and malesâ math ability are circular. Research shows that the gender differences in mathematics and science achievement are smaller for...
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If thereâs something weâve learnt from the ever so long chronicles of human history, itâs that that we canât set boundaries to the benefits of knowledge/ education. And how far humanity has come in light of this realization is irrefutable. In the UK, for example there are currently 32,418 schools; among which 3,714 are nurseries, 20,832 are primary schools, 19 are middle schools, 4,188 are secondary schools, 2,408 are independent schools and 1,257 are special schools. These schools accommodate about...
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Disparities in education may provide some explanation for the racial wealth gap that exists in Chicago. Specifically, the process in which resources are allocated to different neighborhoods across the city widens the gap in educational achievement that may impact economic outcomes later in life. In Peter Hancockâs article, âMoney Matters: How School Funding Inequities Affect Students, Taxpayersâ, he states that in Chicago, âschool districts with large amounts of property wealth were better funded than their property-poor counterparts, enabling them to...
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