State of New Jersey, Department of Education

Solutions & Strategies to Reduce the Achievement Gap: Restructuring

Articles and Research Papers

What Methods Have Some Schools Adopted to Remedy the Achievement Gap? Scroll down to El Cerrito High School

 

Reporting on strategies by different districts.
The El Cerrito High School English Department re-structure included three methods: 1. Heterogeneous grouping, 2. Reforming the curriculum, and 3. Expanding opportunities. Results showed more than 20% of the students in the school's AP classes are African American, and 8% are Latino.
Urban IMPACT Mission:...a major restructuring of the preservice teacher curriculum. Project.
Based primarily around curriculum design, mentor training, and reports.
Tutorials and Web Resources
NJPEP's Classroom Assessment See especially Part 3, Assessment for Instruction