Closing the opportunity gap : what America must do to give every child an even chance

By Prudence L. Carter, Kevin Welner. 2013

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An Examination of Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy (2020, background): “Federal education initiatives (e.g., Race to the Top [U.S. Department of Education, 2009]) have aimed to address the achievement gap; however, the United States’ education system has continued to struggle with academic inequities (Carter & Welner, 2013; Darling-Hammond, 2015).”
Empathy, Teacher Dispositions, and Preparation for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (2018, background): “Opportunity gaps are any factors of a learning environment that pose threats to students’ capacity to perform at their optimal achievement level (Carter & Welner, 2013).”
Venture Philanthropy and Teacher Education Policy in the U.S.: The Role of the New Schools Venture Fund (2015, background): “Without doing this, any solution to our educational problems will fall short of success (Carter & Welner, 2013; Noguera, 2011).”