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Live Education Equality Day coverage from Close the Gap Rally
on May 18, 2009 by Tom Vander Ark (The Huffington Post)

After a few drops of rain, inspiring student choirs and drum lines, Chancellor Joel Klein, NYC Public School & Education Equality Project Co-Founder kicked off a rally commemorating the 55th anniversary of Brown v Board. Like DC Mayor Fenty that followed him, Klein called for parent support for new and better schools.

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C-SPAN Covering Education Equality Day
on May 16, 2009 by EEP Blog Team

C-SPAN is covering education equality day live Saturday night at 8:00 pm. You can watch C-SPAN's footage from Education Equality Day by clicking here.

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Smart Options: Investing the Recovery Funds for Student Success
on May 07, 2009 by Coalition for Student Achievement

The federal government's unprecedented $100 billion investment in our nation's public schools through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform public education.

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Mr. William Coleman to speak at Education Equality Day - May 16th
on May 05, 2009 by The EEP Team

The Education Equality Project has confirmed that Mr. William T. Coleman Jr., will be speaking at the Education Equality Day in Washington DC on May 16th. Mr. Coleman was the first African-American Secretary of Transportation and first African-American Supreme Court Clerk, and coauthor the brief for Brown v. Board of Education.

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Council Selects Group for DCPS Study
on Apr 30, 2009 by Bill Turque (The Washington Post)

The D.C. Council is looking to the research arm of the National Academies for an independent assessment of public school reform under Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.

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Mrs. Minnijean Brown to speak at Education Equality Day - May 16th
on Apr 30, 2009 by The EEP Blog Team

Yesterday, the Education Equality Project confirmed that Mrs. Minnijean Brown - Trickey will be speaking at the Education Equality Day in Washington DC on May 16th. Mrs. Trickey is a member of the courageous "Little Rock Nine."

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New EEP Photo Gallery
on Apr 24, 2009 by EEP Team

Today, the Education Equality Project created a new page on our website showcasing photos from past events.

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New Addition to the Board of Directors, Raul Yzaguirre
on Apr 24, 2009 by EEP Team

On April 21st, EEP announced the addition of Raul Yzaguirre, Executive Director of the Center for Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University, to the Education Equality Project's Board of Directors.

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Gaps, Equality, and Student Achievement
on Apr 23, 2009 by Eduflack

For nearly a decade now, the buzzword in education reform has been student achievement. Thanks to NCLB and AYP, we were all about the test scores and whether learners were able to show year-on-year gains, demonstrating that their skills and abilities were improving academic year after academic year.


Often overlooked in our push for improved student achievement has been the student achievement gap. While we were tracking how students were doing longitudinally, we were missing the boat on the growing performance problems between the haves and the have nots. How were African-American students measuring up compared to white students? Hispanic students versus white students? Native-American students versus white students? Low-income students versus rich students?

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McKinsey Report: Achievement Gaps Are Causing The Equivalent of A Deep Recession
on Apr 23, 2009 by Lisa Guernsey (New America Foundation)

Poor academic achievement on multiple levels -- including dismal showings among middle class students in America compared to other countries -- has led the United States to lose hundreds of billions of dollars in its gross domestic product, according to a report released by McKinsey & Company today.

The report makes a case for the devastating economic impact of not improving the nation's schools. Its data show that achievement gaps have imposed "the economic equivalent of a permanent deep recession." The report does not offer specific recommendations for getting out of this ditch, other than to look more closely at the few school systems that are making progress and adopt their practices.

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