In chapter 4 of Excellence Through Equity, the bold, new work by Alan Blankstein and Pedro Noguera, contributor Linda Harper tells the moving story of Success Prep Academy, a model program in Alabama that supports students at risk of leaving high school with life-changing
In Chapter 3 of Noguera and Blankstein’s new book Excellence Through Equity, contributor Carol Corbett Burris details the much-lauded detracking effort that was enacted across the Rockville Centre School District and virtually eliminated achievement gaps. Detracking by getting rid of the lowest track was the strategy
In Chapter 2 of Excellence Through Equity, the eagerly-anticipated, new work by Alan Blankstein and Pedro Noguera, contributor Michael Fullan steps back from the “cacophony of education reform” by focusing on the key factors that, in combination, can help whole systems achieve the moral imperative
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” – T.S. Eliot Cultural Proficiency has often been defined as an approach to addressing issues of diversity, inclusion,
In Alan Blankstein and Pedro Noguera’s groundbreaking new work, Excellence through Equity, contributor Susan Szachowicz tells the compelling story of the transformation of Brockton High School—a school serving a racially- and socioeconomically-diverse population that had been ranked one of the lowest-performing schools in Massachusetts—into what
2014 marked several important anniversaries in the history of our country. It was the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the 40th anniversary of
We Can't Lead Where We Won't Go: An Educator's Guide to Equity by Gary R. Howard awarded the 2014 Philip C. Chinn Award by the National Association of Multicultural Education The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) has recently announced that We Can't Lead Where We
In public education the achievement gap lives with us. Whether or not individuals within the enterprise accept the challenge of eliminating achievement gaps as a personal imperative, its presence remains a haunting mirror systemically. Seemingly, our concern with its stain accompanies students until graduation. However,
There are currently thirteen books on the topic of cultural proficiency in the Corwin publication suite that address why and how educators can effectively approach the creation of an equitable environment for student academic and social achievement. At the core of each book is the
Contributed by Calvalyn Day There is a common complaint from educators. They need more support from home. Between shrinking budgets and expanding achievement gaps, educators feel an intense amount of pressure to meet the needs of all their students. Many feel that this goal is nearly impossible without