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Hill, Paul T.; Guin, Kacey; Celio, Mary Beth – Education Next, 2003
Argues that "A Nation at Risk" failed to address adequately problems of urban education, and thus the achievement gap between minority and white students still exists. Describes several problems that still plague low-performing urban schools, such as bureaucratic aversion to change, high levels of poverty, and low teacher quality and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Low Achievement, Minority Groups