50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

<p><strong><em>Clear updated guidelines for increasing academic performance and providing educational equity for all students!</em></strong></p><p>This revised guide outlines 50 strategies for developing high-performing schools. Emphasizing educational parity for all students the book is organized around six standards: </p><ul> <li>Teach a well-crafted focused valid and clear curriculum</li> <li>Align assessments programs and instructional resources with curriculum </li> <li>Promote student equality and equity </li> <li>Focus on mastery learning and effective teaching strategies </li> <li>Provide resources for establishing curriculum expectations monitoring and accountability </li> <li>Institute effective district and school planning staff development and resource allocation to create a quality learning environment</li></ul>