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Warm Issues in Education Reform

Preparation needed for Algebra and Geometry

Math Fears Subtract from Memory, Learning

Oakland Schools Turning the Corner: Supe attracts New Principals

ACLU Sues Over Unequal Schools in California

Neediest Students get the Least Prepared Teachers: A report by the SF Chronicle on how urban students are getting shortchanged by inequitable access to qualified teachers.

Advocate for Minority Students Prepares to Go On Hunger Strike to Defend Effective Math Program in Los Angeles

Stereotype Threat Blamed for Poor Performance by African American college students: When capable black college students fail to perform as well as their white counterparts, the explanation often has less to do with preparation or ability than with the threat of stereotypes about their capacity to succeed.

The False Crisis in Science Education: A Scientific American critique of misleading imperatives for reform.

Poverty Ignored in Education: Gerald Bracey writes on the perils of ignoring the links between poverty and educational performance