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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818455003321

Autore

Paige Rod

Titolo

The Black-White achievement gap : why closing it is the greatest civil rights issue of our time / / Rod Paige, Elaine Witty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, c2010

ISBN

1-282-49262-4

9786612492624

0-8144-1520-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WittyElaine P

Disciplina

379.2/60973

Soggetti

Education - Demographic aspects - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: The Greatest Civil Rights Challenge of Our Time; CHAPTER 2: The Facts of the Matter; CHAPTER 3: "Okay, We Have a Black-White Achievement Gap. So What?"; CHAPTER 4: In Search of Explanations; CHAPTER 5: The Origins of the Problem; CHAPTER 6: Yes, We Can Close the Achievement Gap!; CHAPTER 7: What's Leadership Got to Do with It?; CHAPTER 8: Today's Shortage of Authentic African American Leaders; CHAPTER 9: Eliminating the Achievement Gap: What Authentic African American Leaders Must Do; CHAPTER 10: The Way Forward: A Call to Service

ConclusionAPPENDIX A: Sources for Quality Information on the Black-White Achievement Gap; APPENDIX B: Suggested Reading List on African American Leadership; Endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

It's time to address one of the most important civil rights issues of our time.