(Tribune illustration) By Gary Marx and David Jackson, Chicago Tribune reporters February 11, 2013| In a move aimed at countering Chicago’s crisis in K-8 truancy and absenteeism, state Sen. Kimberly Lightford has introduced legislation to lower Illinois’ compulsory school age from 7 to 5. Experts say it is critical to establish the habit of...
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Mandatory school age could fall from 7 to 5 in Illinois
Arizona kids’ vocabulary skills lagging
By Melissa Leu Dec 6, 2012 Arizona students’ vocabulary skills are below the national average, according to results from a nationwide student assessment released this week. The findings come from fourth- and eighth-grade results on the 2009 and 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and...
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Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement
October 01, 2012 Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement (Shawn Dove is campaign manager for the Campaign for Black Male Achievement at the Open Society Foundations. This post is adapted from the foreword to Where Do We Go From Here? Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys, released on Monday by the...
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Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: It’s Time to Look Beyond the Classroom
Teachers are important, but students’ environment matters too by Sian Beilock, Ph.D. in Choke August 27, 2010 The Black-White achievement gap is alive and well in the United States. Take New York City as an example. According to a recent article in the New York Times, in the city’s 3rd-8th grades, 40% of...
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International Study Shows Payments to Parents Best Way to Increase Student Success
To Educate Children, We Have To Teach Their Parents We can improve education in poor countries by showing parents the importance of schooling. Nobel laureates are considering three strategies to improve education in the developing world. Here, a government school in India. (Kuni Takahashi/Getty Images) By Bjørn Lomborg Thursday, May 10, 2012 In...
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Blacks, Hispanics have different educational needs
By Richard Whitmire http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/ In late March, a panel of 10 education experts gathered in Washington to nominate four most-improved urban school districts for a national education prize. What should have been a routine review of student data, however, suddenly took a new direction. First, one member on the review panel for the annual...
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Schott Foundation Reports Major Educational “Redlining” in New York City
School district inequities are barrier to quality education for New York City’s poor, Black and Hispanic students, Schott Foundation report finds FOR RELEASE: April 17, 2012 In New York City public schools, a student’s educational outcomes and opportunity to learn are statistically more determined by where he or she lives than their abilities, according...
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1 Out of 45 Children Are Homeless in United States
Dec 15, 2011 1 out of 45 Children Homeless, Says Report ABC News’ Tom Shine and Amy Bingham report: The congressional hearing room in the Rayburn House Office Building was lit brightly, all warm and cozy. The chairs around the witness table were comfortable, and a bottle of water was set before each place....
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Drug Policy as Race Policy: Best Seller Galvanizes the Debate
The New York Times March 7, 2012 Garry McCarthy, a 30-year veteran of law enforcement, did not expect to hear anything too startling when he appeared at a conference on drug policy organized last year by an African-American minister in Newark, where he was the police director. Ben Garvin for The New York Times...
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Report: Only 4 percent of college students are black males in U.S.
Julius Blackshear, a senior from Thomas R. Proctor High School, leads children to the Utica Public Library as part of a Thea Bowman House after school program, February 13, 2012, in Utica. (Mark DiOrio/Observer-Dispatch) By CASSAUNDRA BABER Utica Observer-Dispatch Feb 17, 2012 Next week, Thomas R. Proctor High School senior Julius...
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