The achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and white students has concerned educators for decades now. It's a troubling fact that Latino Americans and African Americans, for example, ...
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Feb 15, 2013
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British teenagers of South Asian origin have revealed some of the reasons why they are put off entering the teaching profession, new research has revealed.
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Oct 18, 2010
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If a stereotype or negative representation of a group of people is repeated often enough, it can be accepted as a realistic portrayal—especially for audiences who have no meaningful relationships with such groups other ...
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Jul 21, 2016
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Our Evidence Centre for Education (DECE) has analyzed the ethnic disproportion between students and teachers in English schools.
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Aug 29, 2023
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Remember that teacher you grumbled about back in your school days, the really tough one who made you work so hard, insisted you could do better, and made you sweat for your A's? The one you didn't appreciate until after you ...
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May 4, 2012
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Attempts to recruit and retain more women in undergraduate engineering programs often lump all female students into a single group. At best, minority women as a group may receive special attention.
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Jul 19, 2011
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In a time of increased concern about how minorities are treated by police, teachers, and other authorities, it is critical to examine whether students of color have experiences in school that lead to mistrust of authorities ...
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Feb 8, 2017
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Students rarely study math and reading at the same time, and it's not often considered that a student needs to excel at one to be successful with the other. But reading plays a vital role in math as students are presented ...
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Aug 29, 2016
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High school students throwing water balloons may seem harmless, but a case in which two black students were arrested for the prank illustrates the importance of considering race, students' background and the need for effective ...
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Apr 23, 2015
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A study by Indiana University sociologists found that many Americans had inflated views of minority students' opportunities to attend college, yet a large contingent - around 43 percent of people surveyed - believed that ...
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Apr 8, 2011
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