Published in:Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper ; No. GSPP10-003
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (24 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1594327
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 22, 2010 erstellt
Description:
African-American boys have long fared worse in school. This paper documents this achievement gap, then assesses a number of evidence-based strategies that hold promise of bridging that gap. Those strategies range from high-quality early education and skill-building reading programs to mentoring initiatives and interventions that address stereotype vulnerability. Much of the existing research has not isolated the effects on black males, and the paper offers new data that demonstrates those impacts. A sequence of interventions, which begin before kindergarten and continue during college, is recommended