The achievement gap in U.S. education : canaries in the mine

The achievement gap in U.S. education : canaries in the mine / Mano Singham.

Author/creator	Singham, Mano
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2005.
Description	vii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Educational equalization--United States. Academic achievement--United States.

Variant title	Achievement gap in US education
Contents	Introduction -- Education in the broad political context -- Myths about the achievement gap -- The case against the genetic model -- Income, wealth, and the achievement gap -- Other possible causes of the gap -- Success stories and what we can learn from them -- Why good teaching matters and what it takes to achieve it -- Why good teaching practices are relatively rare in U.S. schools and even rarer in poor and minority schools -- How and why did it get this way?.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2004026788
ISBN	1578862175 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LC213.2 .S56 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold