Closing the Achievement Gap in Urban Schools

Below are the sessions on Closing the Achievement Gap presented at the 51st Annual Fall Conference in Nashville

• Getting it Right the First Time-- Buffalo Public School District 
  
  
• Accelerating Student Achievement Using Effective School's Practices-- Providence Public Schools
  
  
• Bright Lights and Shadows: Lessons Learned from Exemplary Title I Schools from Both Ends of the Student Performance Spectrum-- Albuquerque Public Schools 
  
  
• Teaming for Powerful Results-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Using an Educational Data Warehouse to Drive Instructional Focus-- Palm Beach County Public Schools

• Supporting Data-Driven Decision Making Through Data Warehouse Redesign-- Milwaukee Public Schools
  
  
• Building and Integrated Assessment System-- Anchorage Public Schools
  
  
• It Isn't Data-Driven Instruction Unless There's Instruction-- Oakland Unified School District/Cleveland State University
  
  
• Redesigning High Schools for High Performance-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• Chicago Public Schools High School Transformation Instructional Strategy-- Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Improving the Urban Educational Landscape: A Four-Year Retrospective-- School District of Philadelphia
  
  
• Using Results to Increase Achievement for All-- Anchorage Public Schools
  
  
• Designing and Implementing a Continuous Improvement Process of Standard-Based Classroom Instruction-- Albuquerque Public Schools
  
  
• Smaller Learning Communities Grant in Broward County Public Schools First-Year Evaluation, 2006-07-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• Implementing New Small Schools to Accelerate Student Achievement-- Oakland Unified  School District
  
  
• The Impact of Formative Assessment in Urban School Districts-- Birmingham City Schools/Jefferson County Public Schools/Milwaukee Public Schools 
  
  
• Setting the Stage for Student Success: A K-12 Framework for Literacy-- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
  
  
• How the Reading First Model Can Foster Academic Achievement Across All Schools--Oklahoma City Public Schools
  
  
• Improving K-12 Mathematics and Science with the Support of "A Field Guide to Student Success"-- American Institutes for Research
  
  
• EXCELerator Schools: Achieving Equity and College Readiness-- The College Board
  
  
• Proven Practices for Closing the Gap-- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  
  
• The CMS Comprehensive Accountability System-- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  
  
• Implementing a Standards-Based Reporting System: "The Train has Left the Station"-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Communicating Student Progress Through Standards-Based Report Cards-- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
  
  
• Evaluating Student Academic Needs and Measuring Progress with a District-Created Web-based Data System-- Minneapolis Public Schools
  
  
• Implementing a Standards-Based Reporting System-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Ensuring Equity through End-of-Course and End-of-Grade-Level Assessments-- Duval County Public Schools
  
  
• A Collaborative Network for Improving Student Achievement-- School Board of Broward County
  
  
• Connecting the Components of a School-Based Student Support System-- Long Beach Unified School District
  
  
• Living the Strategic Plan-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• Re-Culturing a School District: Buffalo's Three-Year Academic Achievement Plan-- Buffalo City School District
  
  
• Algebra I: Mathematics Gatekeeper at the Middle School-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Block Scheduling Study: Year Two-- Clark County School District
  
  
• What's Best in the Middle: A Continued Investigation into Characteristic Differences between Middle Grade Configurations-- Milwaukee Public Schools
  
  
• Breaking the Cycle-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• A Plan of Work that Prescribes Success for All-- Hillsborough County Public Schools
  
  
• No Child Left Behind: Supplemental Educational Services and Student Achievement--Jefferson County Public Schools
  
  
• The Impact of SES Participation on Student Achievement-- Los Angeles Unified School District
  
  
• District and Foundation Partnerships to Increase Student Performance-- Jefferson County Public Schools/General Electric Foundation
  
  
• INsight: Fostering Data-Driven Practice in the Atlanta Public Schools-- Atlanta Public Schools
  
  
• Academic Progress in Birmingham-- Birmingham City Public Schools
  
  
• Using Data to Make Math Placement Decisions at the Secondary Level-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Closing the Instructional Divide-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• A Dual Enrollment Program in an Urban Setting-- Cincinnati Public Schools/University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Developing Collaborative Spirit in Complex Partnerships to Drive Successful High School Transitions to College Classrooms-- Brooklyn College/Memphis city Schools/Middle College National Consortium
  
  
• Overage Students: Accelerating, Achieving and Behaving-- Charleston County Public Schools
  
  
• Dimensions of Diversity-- Hillsborough County Public Schools
  
  
• Full/Extended-Day Kindergarten Longitudinal Study 2006: Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten in Subsequent Years-- Clark County Public Schools
  
  
• The Parent-Child Home Program-- Parent-Child Home Program