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Area: School:Inquiry on Equity in Schooling

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    A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners

    1/1/08 - Julie Esparza Brown, Jennifer Doolittle, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Looking through the lens of culturally responsive practice, we consider how best to implement Response to Intervention (RTI) in a way that will provide equitable educational opportunity for students who are English Language Learners (ELLs).

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    Addressing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: Overrepresentation in Special Education: Guidelines for Parents

    1/1/04 - Alfredo Artiles, Beth Harry, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Do bias or inappropriate practice play a role in the placement of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education? Is the representation of low-income students in special education programs larger than their representation in the school population at your child’s school? If the answers to these questions are yes, it is possible your child’s school may be facing a problem that is called “overrepresentation” in its special education programs. This paper is one of...

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    Addressing Discrimination in School Matters

    1/1/09 - Sullivan, Amanda L., Equity Alliance at ASU

    "Every student has the right to an education free from discrimination that provides high-quality, equitable opportunities to learn. Unfortunately, sometimes individuals or systems may act in ways that violate this right. Discrimination occurs when people are treated unequally or less favorably than others because of some real or perceived characteristic. In every community and every school, discrimination exists in both intended and unintended ways. It may take the form of direct, overt...

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    Culturally responsive coaching for inclusive schools: A guide to planning your LeadScape Coaching Dialogues

    1/1/10 - Mulligan, Elaine, Kozeski, Elizabeth B., Equity Alliance at ASU

    "NIUSI-LeadScape coaching consists of a series of structured, one-on-one, interactions between a coach and coachee aimed at enhancing the coachee’s effectiveness in developing inclusive school practices. These interactions can be face to face, by telephone, or combined with team meetings as required. Coaching can be used to support teachers, support personnel, instructional leaders, or school principals as needed to reinforce inclusive practices. Coaching addresses multiple layers of...

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    Equity in Special Education Placement: A School Self-Assessment Guide for Culturally Responsive Practice Form A (Administrators)

    1/1/05 - Heraldo V. Richards, Alfredo J. Artiles, Janette Klingner, Ayanna Brown , Equity Alliance at ASU

    An instrument that allows schools to conduct a self-assessment of their programs and practices in five domains: (a) School Governance, Organization, Policy and Climate, (b) Family Involvement, (c) Curriculum, (d) Organization of Learning, and (e) Special Education Referral Process and Programs.

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    Equity in Special Education Placement: A School Self-Assessment Guide for Culturally Responsive Practice Form B (Asessment Only)

    1/1/05 - Heraldo V. Richards, Alfredo J. Artiles, Janette Klingner, Ayanna Brown , Equity Alliance at ASU

    An instrument that allows schools to conduct a self-assessment of their programs and practices in five domains: (a) School Governance, Organization, Policy and Climate, (b) Family Involvement, (c) Curriculum, (d) Organization of Learning, and (e) Special Education Referral Process and Programs.

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    Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender,and Questioning Youth Matter!

    1/1/09 - Kathleen A. King, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Presents general trends in the social and emotional well-being of youth who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ), followed by a guide of sexual orientation definitions. Additionally, readers learn a series of steps that schools must address in order to build inclusive, safe, and effective schools for all students, including those who identify as GLBTQ.

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    Living the Dream in the Promised Land: Features of Highly Successful Schools that Serve Students of Color

    1/1/06 - Nancy J. Harris-Murri, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Millions of children historically have failed in American school systems, particularly children of color from urban and rural low socioeconomic status (SES). Schools cannot change poverty or the living conditions of those children, however schools can change ways to reach and teach all children. This exemplar summarizes the High Performance All Students Success Schools Model (HiPass Model), which describes features of highly successful high-poverty elementary schools as documented by Dr. Jim...

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    Racial Disproportionality in School Disciplinary Practices

    1/1/04 - William Drakeford, Equity Alliance at ASU

    This paper is one of the brief practitioner-oriented pamphlets produced by the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt). Racial disproportionality in school disciplinary practices has a long history, and still continues today. This brief discusses zero-tolerance policies and their disproportionate use with low SES and minority students

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    Reconceptualizing Continuing Professional Development: A Framework for Planning

    1/1/06 - Diane L. Ferguson, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Teachers’ professional preparation, along with their working conditions, has been identified as fundamental to improving elementary and secondary education for the 21st Century (Darling-Hammond, 1997). A recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics (1997) reveals that many teachers are not adequately prepared for their teaching assignments even at initial licensure. This situation is worse in urban districts where significant numbers of teachers are not licensed, where...

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    ¡Sí Se Puede!An Example of an Exemplary Bilingual/ESL Program

    1/1/07 - Laura Méndez Barletta , Equity Alliance at ASU

    In this exemplar, Harrison Elementary School’s Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) program is featured as a Model Program. Harrison Elementary’s Bilingual/ESL program was one of four programs honored as “Outstanding Second Language Programs” at the headquarters of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association in Monroe, New Jersey. Such exemplary programs are identified through a rigorous process that includes an extensive program review and a site visit conducted by...

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    A developmental perspective on college & workplace readiness

    1/1/08 - Lippman, L., Atienza, A., Rivers, A., Keith, J.

    This report provides a developmental perspective on what competencies young people need to be ready for college, the workplace, and the transition to adulthood. National hand-wringing about the lack of preparedness of high school graduates for college and the workplace has catalyzed researchers, educators, and policymakers to define the skills and competencies students need in order to be successful. These prescriptions tend to focus either on college readiness or on workplace readiness. At...

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    A national portrait of chronic absenteeism in the early grades

    1/1/07 - Romero, M., Lee, Y.

    It has long been recognized that chronic absenteeism and school truancy in middle and high school are significant problems with highly visible negative consequences for youth, and ultimately, for their employability as adults. Little is known, however, about chronic school absenteeism among early elementary school students, as well as among children in preschool programs. This brief reveals a significant level of absenteeism in the early school years, especially among low-income children...

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    A plan for success: Communities of color define policy priorities for high school reform

    1/1/07 - Campaign for High School Equity,

    This is the Campaign for High School Equity’s inaugural publication. It “makes a compelling case for the need to invest in high schools and provides a blueprint for meaningful reform.” Its recommendations include a call to: (a) make all students proficient and prepared for college and work; (b) hold high schools accountable for student success; (c) redesign the American high school; (d) provide students with the excellent leaders and teachers they need to succeed; and (e) provide...

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    A reading-focused early childhood education research and strategy development agenda for African Americans and Hispanics at all social class levels who are English speakers or English language learners

    1/1/08 - L. Scott Miller, Eugene Garcia

    This report addresses the need for a much expanded early childhood education research and strategy development agenda concerned with making substantial, ongoing improvements in the reading readiness and reading achievement of Latinos and African Americans. The focus is on the early childhood years because the achievement patterns of racial/ethnic groups are largely established in the period from birth through the end of the third grade (ages eight or nine for most children). The emphasis is...

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    A summary of research on the effects of test accommodations: 2002 through 2004

    1/1/06 - Johnstone, C., Altman, J., Thurlow, M., Thompson, S. J.

    The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires the reporting of participation in assessments overall and by subgroup, including students with disabilities. As states and school districts strive to meet the goals for adequate yearly progress required by NCLB, the use of individual accommodations continues to be scrutinized for effectiveness, threats to test validity, and score comparability. This report summarizes 49 empirical research studies completed on test accommodations between...

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