Closing the Achievement Gap in Washington State: Holding Schools Accountable for Equity.

Autor/inn/en	Huggins, Elise M.; Celio, Mary Beth
Institution	Washington Univ., Seattle. Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Titel	Closing the Achievement Gap in Washington State: Holding Schools Accountable for Equity.
Quelle	(2002), (95 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Access to Education; Accountability; American Indians; Asian American Students; Black Students; Diversity (Student); Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Low Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Poverty; Racial Bias; Reading Achievement; Teacher Competencies; Washington; Washington Assessment of Student Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Verantwortung; American Indian; Indianer; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Armut; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Leseleistung; Lehrkunst
Abstract	This report examines data from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL), focusing on the achievement gap in Washington state public schools. It uses scale scores rather than simply "percentage meeting standard"; analyzes data on both individual and building levels; and displays data in many different ways designed to clarify the nature and direction of achievement gaps and relationship to known demographic characteristics of students and schools. All 4th, 7th, and 10th grade students tested in reading and mathematics between 1998-2001 were included in the study. The topics include the following:(1) "Introduction"; (2) "The Achievement Gap in Washington State" (e.g., differences in distributions and indications of change); (3) "Explaining the Achievement Gap" (home, school, and societal factors); (4) "Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap" (e.g.; invest in capacity, target low-performing students and schools, expand access to preschool, and fund schools equitably); and (5) "Holding Schools Accountable for Equity: Implications for Policy" (e.g., measure improvement and growth over time, measure gaps in achievement as well as overall achievement, and help educators improve instruction). Four appendixes include overview of WASL scores, indicators of significant change, distribution of students across schools, and building-level achievement gaps. (Contains 75 references.) (SM)
Anmerkungen	Center on Reinventing Public Education, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Box 353060, Rm. 109K, Parrington Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-3060. Tel: 206-685.2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC