ERIC Number: ED494482
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 84
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap. Innovations in Education
US Department of Education
The eight schools profiled in this document are serving different populations, but all of them are closing the achievement gap between low-income, minority, and special needs students and their peers. By trying out innovative new strategies, these schools are blazing a trail for others to follow. They are dispelling the myth that some students can not learn and proving that if the Academic bar is raised, students will rise to the challenge. This document is one of a series of innovation guides produced by the U.S. Department of Education. Upcoming guides will feature K-8 schools that are closing the achievement gap and highlight promising practices to expand the pool of high-quality charter schools. In addition, the series will include strategies to encourage parents to help improve schools and show ways in which distance learning can increase access to rigorous course work. Appended are: (1) Research Methodology; and (2) Resources. (Contains 1 table, 11 figures, and 20 endnotes.) [This report was produced for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement.]
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Secondary Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Goal Orientation, School Culture, Experiential Learning, Remedial Instruction, Acceleration (Education), Parent School Relationship, Professional Development, Accountability, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, Academic Standards, Action Research, High School Students, Achievement Gains, Equal Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Mastery Learning, Profiles, Minority Groups, Asian American Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Special Education, Governance, Family School Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/pubs/intro/index.html?src=gu
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Department of Education, Washington, DC.; WestEd, San Francisco, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California; District of Columbia; Massachusetts; Minnesota; New Jersey; Ohio; Texas
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