Focus on Changing the Odds

2008, arlene ackerman, february, focus on changing the odds, funding equity, racial equity, school improvement, segregation and desegregation, theme articles, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Talking equality

District leaders highlight racial gaps - not just in test scores but also in opportunities.

Dale Mezzacappa

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nogaps

2008, elementary schools, february, focus on changing the odds, literacy, multicultural education, principals, racial equity, school budget, segregation and desegregation, special education, teacher turnover, theme articles, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

No gaps here: Schools where racial parity is the norm

Philadelphia has a handful of racially and economically diverse schools where Black and White students achieve comparably high test

2008, arlene ackerman, community organizing, david hornbeck, february, focus on changing the odds, funding equity, paul vallas, racial equity, segregation and desegregation, theme articles, winter

November 26 — 1:00 am

Closing Philly’s racial achievement gap: A long, bumpy road

Despite the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision rejecting “separate but equal” schools in America, it took

Ron Whitehorne

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