top
East Bay
East Bay
Indybay
Indybay
Indybay
Regions
Indybay Regions North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area California United States International Americas Haiti Iraq Palestine Afghanistan
Topics
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

Bridging the Achievement Gap

Date:
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type:
Panel Discussion
Organizer/Author:
Jeanette Kalchik
Location Details:
FSM Café at Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley

The term “achievement gap” refers to the disparities in academic achievement between different groups of students. Across the United States, gaps in academic achievement persist between ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, and genders. These achievement gaps are one of the most pressing education-policy challenges that schools currently face, and directly affect the future of our nation.

How did these gaps originate, and how can we bridge them? Our four panelists will discuss the history, causes, and possible solutions for the racial achievement gap in California K-12 schools, with an emphasis on literacy and the language arts.


Featured Panelists:

Carrie Donovan – Director of BUILD (Berkeley United in Literacy Development), UC Berkeley

Andrew Dubin – Professor, Graduate College of Education, San Francisco State University

Emma Fuentes – Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco

Stephanie Sisk-Hilton – Professor, Graduate College of Education, San Francisco State University
Added to the calendar on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 8:43AM
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$110.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network