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A Balanced Approach: Advocating For Middle School Improvement That Levels The Playing Field, Derrik Craun
A Balanced Approach: Advocating For Middle School Improvement That Levels The Playing Field, Derrik Craun
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With a large disparity in the rate of suspension incidents received between African American and White students, it is evident why there still exists a gap in academic achievement. Too often we rely heavily on out of school suspensions as a consequence for student misbehavior. This approach leads to students falling behind academically and feeling less connected to their learning environment. My study takes a close look into establishing district policy to help each middle school offer a balanced approach to addressing student discipline in order to improve behavior and increase the amount of instructional time that African American middle …
Closing The Achievement Gap In Elementary Schools: A Policy Advocacy Dissertation, Nicole Villaverde
Closing The Achievement Gap In Elementary Schools: A Policy Advocacy Dissertation, Nicole Villaverde
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My paper details a policy recommendation for elementary schools in a large school district in Florida. Its aim is to provide equal educational opportunities and equity for all students. I developed it in part based on an educational, economic, social, political, and moral-ethical analysis. My policy's purpose is to enhance the educational experience for all children, maximize time-on-task (TOT) on all subjects, and close the achievement gap. It discourages the use of the pull-out program for remediation in reading and/ or other areas. My new policy, combining the collaborative specialization model, which I developed, with a push-in program, will provide …