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on Apr 23, 2009 by Liana Heitin (Education Week)
Several big names in ed reform, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan and New York City School Chancellor Joel I. Klein gathered today to discuss a new McKinsey & Company report about the achievement gap's impact on the economy.
Although much of what was said about low-income and minority students lagging behind in achievement was old hat, the report did back up the cost of the gaps with estimated dollar signs.
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Achievement Gaps Create “Permanent National Recession”
on Apr 23, 2009 by Laura Varlas (The ASCD Community Blog)
What if, in the 15 years following A Nation at Risk, the United States had risen to the top of international standards for academic excellence?
The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools, a new report from McKinsey & Company, predicts that the U.S. GDP would be $1.3-2.3 trillion higher if the achievement gap between the United States and its international peers were closed in 1998.
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The Cost of the Achievement Gap: A New Report
on Apr 22, 2009 by EEP Team
Today we learned more about the achievement gap, and the news wasn't good. A McKinsey & Company report titled "The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools" demonstrates that the achievement gap costs America 3-5 Billion dollars - every day! Click here to read the executive summary.
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EEP Helps Launch Coalition for Student Achievement
on Apr 16, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
On April 16th, EEP helped to launch the Coalition for Student Achievement, a group of more than 30 diverse education, business, civil rights, and philanthropic organizations from across the country committed to dramatically improving student achievement.
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Coalition for Student Achievement Calls for Bold Action on Stimulus Education Reforms
on Apr 16, 2009 by Coalition for Student Achievement
As states and districts
begin receiving billions in federal stimulus funding for education, a broad
cross-section of organizations dedicated to transforming America's schools
is joining together to support reform. The newly created Coalition for
Student Achievement is calling on federal, state, and local leaders to make
sure the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides more than just a
short-term economic boost, but also achieves long-term, dramatic gains in
student achievement.
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Our First Position Paper
on Apr 16, 2009 by EEP Team
Making education equality a reality is not a simple task. It's going to require hard work and real strategies. EEP is about solutions and not empty talk. To that end, we've released our first position paper - "On Improving Teacher Quality." This is the first paper in a series that will explore real solutions for closing the achievement gap. It is our hope that this series will help start a conversation and that you contribute by posting your thoughts below.
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EEP Signatory, Deborah Gist, appointed RI Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
on Apr 01, 2009 by Ellen Winn, EEP Director
Deborah A. Gist, the State Superintendent of Education for theDistrict of Columbia, to serve as the next R.I. Commissioner ofElementary and Secondary Education.
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Check out the up-to-the-minute agenda for the EEP-NAN Education Convention: April 2nd and 3rd in NYC
on Mar 26, 2009 by Team EEP
The country's leading civil rights leaders, education reformers, and political leaders come together for a frank conversation on the state of education in our country today and what we can do -- NOW -- to close the shameful achievement gap.
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Excellent Explanation of Value-Added Data
on Mar 17, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
Robert Rothman, senior editor at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and editor of Voices in Urban Education recently published a straight-forward and comprehensive analysis of value-added data in the Harvard Education Letter. His logical analysis and candid discussion of the pluses and minuses of value-added data is refreshing.
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EEP applauds President Obama’s courageous education speech
on Mar 11, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
Watch video and read full transcript of President Obama's historic education speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 10th.
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