Reassessing the Achievement Gap: Fully Measuring What Students Should Be Taught in School
On February 21, the Equity Campaign hosted the Equity in Education Forum, "Reassessing the Achievement Gap" in which Richard Rothstein presented a report commissioned by the Campaign for Education Equity that details his ideas for reforming the National Assessment of Educational Progress to more accurately demonstrate student achievement.
Equity in Education Forum Series, Spring 2008
Teachers College, Columbia University
On February 21, the Equity Campaign hosted the Equity in Education Forum, "Reassessing the Achievement Gap" in which Richard Rothstein presented a report commissioned by the Campaign for Education Equity that details his ideas for reforming the National Assessment of Educational Progress to more accurately demonstrate student achievement. (Read highlights of the event)
PROGRAM AGENDA
Presentation:
Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute, and Senior Researcher, The Campaign for Educational Equity
Discussants:
Francisco
Rivera-Batiz, Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
John H. Jackson, President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education
Moderator:
Henry M. Levin, William H. Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Resources:
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Audio Podcast (requires iTunes - free download)
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Rothstein, Richard, Reassessing the Achievement Gap: Fully Measuring What Students Should Be Taught in School, February 21, 2008. (summary)
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Rivera-Batiz, Francisco, Educational Inequity and the Latino Population of the United States, February 21, 2008 (draft).
Published Friday, Oct. 8, 2010