ERIC Number: EJ625013
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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In the Academic and Think Tank World, Pondering Achievement-Gap Remedies Takes Center Stage.
Roach, Ronald
Black Issues in Higher Education, v18 n1 p26-27 Mar 2001
Provides highlights from a conference titled "Closing the Gap: Promising Strategies for Narrowing the Achievement Gap" held in Washington, DC and sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Edison Schools organization. The conference included presentations by notable scholars concerning ideas and research on strategies to boost the academic performance of underachieving minority students. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Conferences, Minority Groups, Underachievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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