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What Can We Do?

What Can We Do?. An awful lot of educators have decided that we can’t do much. What We Hear Many Educators Say:. They’re poor; Their parents don’t care; They come to schools without breakfast; Not enough books Not enough parents.

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What Can We Do?

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  1. What Can We Do?

  2. An awful lot of educators have decided that we can’t do much.

  3. What We Hear Many Educators Say: • They’re poor; • Their parents don’t care; • They come to schools without breakfast; • Not enough books • Not enough parents . . .

  4. But if they are right, why are low-income students and students of color performing so high in some schools…

  5. Capitol View ElementaryAtlanta, GA • 228 students in grades K-5 • 96% African American • 88% Low-Income Source: Georgia Department of Education, http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/findaschool.aspx?RPT=RC&RID=102&StateID=ALL

  6. High Achievement for Allat Capitol View, 2007 Source: Georgia Department of Education, http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/findaschool.aspx?RPT=RC&RID=102&StateID=ALL

  7. Exceeding Standards at Capitol ViewAfrican American StudentsGrade 3 Reading (2007) Source: Georgia Department of Education, http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/findaschool.aspx?RPT=RC&RID=102&StateID=ALL

  8. Exceeding Standards at Capitol ViewLow-Income StudentsGrade 5 Math (2007) Source: Georgia Department of Education, http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/findaschool.aspx?RPT=RC&RID=102&StateID=ALL

  9. Frankford Elementary School

  10. Frankford ElementaryFrankford, Delaware • 449 Students in Grades PreK-5 • 29% African American • 34% Latino • 34% White • 76% Low-Income Source: Delaware Department of Education Online School Profiles, http://issm.doe.state.de.us/profiles/EntitySearch.ASPX

  11. Frankford ElementaryClosing Gaps, Grade 5 Reading Source: Delaware Department of Education, DSTP Online Reports, http://dstp.doe.k12.de.us/DSTPmart/default.asp

  12. Frankford ElementaryClosing Gaps, Grade 5 Math Source: Delaware Department of Education, DSTP Online Reports, http://dstp.doe.k12.de.us/DSTPmart/default.asp

  13. Frankford ElementaryHigher Proficiency Rates than the State, 2005 Grade 3 Reading Source: Delaware Department of Education, DSTP Online Reports, http://dstp.doe.k12.de.us/DSTPmart/default.asp

  14. Frankford ElementaryHigher Proficiency Rates than the State, 2005 Grade 3 Math Source: Delaware Department of Education, DSTP Online Reports, http://dstp.doe.k12.de.us/DSTPmart/default.asp

  15. Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High SchoolElmont, NY • 2,012 students in grades 7-12 • 75% African American • 14% Latino • 26% Low-Income Source: New York Department of Education, https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/

  16. Elmont: Out-Performing the StateSecondary-Level English (2006) Source: New York Department of Education, https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/

  17. Elmont: Out-Performing the StateSecondary-Level Math (2006) Source: New York Department of Education, https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/

  18. Elmont: Graduating More StudentsClass of 2006 Source: New York Department of Education, https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/

  19. Very big differences at district level, too.

  20. * There is a 19 point gap between Poor African American 4th graders in the District of Columbia and Boston (roughly equivalent to 2 years’ worth of learning) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.

  21. * There is a 28 point gap between Poor African American 8th graders in Los Angeles and Houston (roughly equivalent to 3 years’ worth of learning) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.

  22. ScaleScore * There is an 18 point gap between Los Angeles and Houston (equivalent to almost 2 years worth of learning) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.

  23. Even big differences in whole states

  24. 2007 NAEP Grade 4 Reading Average African American Scale Scores by State Proficient Scale Score: 238 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  25. 2007 NAEP Grade 4 Reading Average Latino Scale Scores by State Proficient Scale Score: 238 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  26. 2007 NAEP Grade 8 Math Average African American Scale Scores by State Proficient Scale Score: 299 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  27. 2007 NAEP Grade 8 Math Average Latino Scale Scores by State Proficient Scale Score: 299 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/

  28. Bottom Line:At Every Level of Education, What We Do Matters A Lot!

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