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Eliminating Illinois' Educational Achievement Gap (2006, March 27)
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An action plan developed from a symposium held on March 27, 2006 sponsored by the Illinois African-American Family Commission and Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Office of the Associate Chancellor for Diversity and the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. Policy makers, educators and community activists were gathered together to formulate recommendations for eliminating the debilitating disparities in academic performance.
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.Eliminating Illinois' Educational Achievement Gap Action Plan from symposium held on March 27, 2006 For Local educators Develop and implement differential strategies and approaches for working effectively with the families of students of color. Organize and sponsor workshops for training school board members on issues related to the academic achievement of African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. Strongly consider establishing focused support programs during the freshman year that enhance personalized, caring school culture to respond to the high dropout rate for African-American males between eighth and ninth grades and during the freshman year. Give priority status to professional development and inservice opportunities that provide current Illinois teachers with the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to help eliminate school violence, ameliorate the effects of poverty on learning, and enhance cultural responsiveness. Target resources to determine effecti
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Illinois African-American Family Commission
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Name: Joe Gray
Organization: Illinois African-American Family Commission
2925 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
Network Address: jgray@aafc.org
Phone: (312) 326-0368
Fax: (312) 326-1392
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