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Emily Markovich Morris; Laura Nóra; Richaa Hoysala, Contributor; Max Lieblich, Contributor; Sophie Partington, Contributor; Rebecca Winthrop, Contributor – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2024
This report is the result of the participation of hundreds of students, families, school educators, and researchers who dedicated their time and energy to investigating the critical role that families and communities play in ensuring students and schools can flourish. It is a culmination of over two years of collaborative research and hundreds of…
Descriptors: Students, Teachers, Educational Researchers, Academic Achievement
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Carbone, Paula M.; Reynolds, Rema E. – Teacher Development, 2013
A year long study group brought teachers and researchers working in urban contexts in US public schools together to examine literacy practices incorporating students' community literacies into schooled tasks. The goal was to provide teacher development in making connections across their students' community literacies and the academic literacy they…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Cabrera, Kimberly Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the introduction of the Coleman Report (1966), the focus on closing the achievement gap has been a critical component of educational policy for political leaders and field research by educators. The economic crisis which California and the nation at large currently face creates a challenging situation in attempting to narrow the gap.…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Higher Education, High Schools, Teacher Effectiveness