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For several decades, low achievement among children and youth in
urban areas has been one of the most serious educational problems faced by
the
United States. Increasingly, the nation's cities are serving populations
of students that are primarily from families in which parents have little
education and who live in poverty.
Historically, low-income, disadvantaged children have entered schools behind their peers. The gap in achievement between these children and those from more economically advantaged backgrounds increases significantly during the elementary and secondary grades.
Over the past few years, a number of innovative strategies have been undertaken that have been successful in fostering school success among urban children and adolescents. These approaches typically have focused on strong parent involvement, on high expectations for students, on providing challenging learning activities, and on delivering integrated human services at or near school sites to address families' needs on a comprehensive basis.
What's New on the Net identifies resources, studies and reports on
the
Internet related to fostering success among disadvantaged students in urban
areas. The links include analyses of the underlying problems and present
promising approaches for addressing the needs of inner-city children and
youth.
Urban Education Web (ERIC
Clearinghouse on Urban Education) Council of the Great City Schools
OnlineUrban Educator: The Nation's
Voice for Urban EducationClosing The Achievement
Gap: Support for Urban Reform EffortsEducation Reform
and Students At-Risk: A Review of the Current State of the Art Implementing Schoolwide Projects
for Disadvantaged Children -- An Idea Book Raising the Educational
Achievement of Disadvantaged Secondary School
Students --
Summary of Promising PracticesRaising the Educational
Achievement of Disadvantaged Secondary School
Students --Profiles of Promising Programs Extending Learning Time
for Disadvantaged Students -- Summary of Promising
Practices Extending Learning Time
for Disadvantaged Students --Profiles of Promising
ProgramsSchool-Linked Comprehensive
Services for Children and Families: What We
Knowand What We Need to Know National
Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (U.S. Department of
Education)Center for
Research on the Education of Students Placed At-RiskSpecial Education Issues in
Urban Schools: A Bibliography
May 1, 1996
--Educational Assessment ApproachesApril 17, 1996 --Diversity
in The Nation's ClassroomsApril 3, 1996 --The 1996
National Education Summit: Education StandardsMarch 22, 1996 --Reading
and Writing InitiativesMarch 7, 1996 --Education,
Motivation, and Life Success Feb. 21, 1996 --Technology
and America's SchoolsFeb. 6, 1996 --The Schools
and Character Development
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