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December 1997/January 1998 | Volume 55 | Number 4

Reaching for Equity


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Feature Articles

Perspectives / The Fog Around Us

Marge Scherer

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Can Education Reduce Social Inequity?

Robert E. Slavin

Educators have at hand the proven models they need to enable all children to achieve at high levels.

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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together? A Conversation with Beverly Daniel Tatum

John O'Neil

A leading psychologist discusses her insights about race and identity.

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Bridging Inequity With Books

Stephen Krashen

The more books kids have—in libraries, classrooms, and homes—the more likely they are to become good readers.

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Two Languages Are Better Than One

Wayne P. Thomas and Virginia P. Collier

Native and non-native speakers of English benefit greatly from learning together in two languages.

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Crossing the Economic Divide

David Reinstein

The author contrasts his teaching experiences in the city and in a suburb of Chicago.

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Rich School, Poor School

Bonnell B. Goycochea

When comparing student performance at low- and high-poverty schools, educators may be asking the wrong questions.

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Synthesis of Research / Small Schools: A Reform That Works

Mary Anne Raywid

Size, unconventional organization, and a community setting are the ingredients that make small schools the most promising single strategy for education reform.

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Using Class Size to Reduce the Equity Gap

Charles M. Achilles, Jeremy D. Finn and Helen P. Bain

Primary grade classes with an average of 15 students result in higher student outcomes, particularly for minority children.

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Can Grades Be Helpful and Fair?

Dennis D. Munk and William D. Bursuck

Grading policies that make it possible to send encouraging messages while maintaining equity.

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Homeless Children

Yvonne Rafferty

Recommendations for easing the troubles of children in dire need of stability at school.

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Challenging Gender Bias in Fifth Grade

Catherine E. Matthews, Wendy Binkley, Amanda Crisp and Kimberly Gregg

How to teach students early on to recognize and remedy gender inequities.

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Breaking the Gender Barrier in the Physical Sciences

Charles Rop

A case study of a veteran chemistry teacher illustrates ways to create a supportive classroom culture for both boys and girls.

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Parallel Block Scheduling Spells Success

Marcia Delany, Laura Toburen, Becky Hooton and Ann Dozier

A master schedule allows elementary children to both participate in individualized instruction and work in an enrichment lab.

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How Summer School Can Provide a Jump Start for Students

Barry Joel Aidman

An intensive summer school program in Round Rock, Texas, strives to help students make gains in reading and math.

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Very Important Preschoolers

Katy Roberson

Children in a high-poverty area in California find that early success can follow them through elementary school.

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A Safe and Caring Place

Carolyn R. Pool

A community preschool network in Alexandria, Virginia, shows how to break the cycle of low academic performance.

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Special Topics

Using the Learning Combination Inventory

Christine A. Johnston

This model identifies four patterns—sequential, precise, technical, and confluent—that every learner displays in varying degrees.

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Giving Students the (Right) Time of Day

Roger John Callan

Should schools start later in the day when more students are at their peak?

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Research Link / Gender Differences on Assessments

Andrew S. Latham

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