Presents findings from data collected in the Broad Prize selection process on large urban districts with higher-than-state-average performance among African-American, Latino, and low-income students and the policies and practices behind their success.
- Successful Strategy: Successful policies implemented by The Long Beach Unified School District (CA) --one of the highest ranking districts in above-average performance for all three disadvantaged groups -- include using common core pedagogy, having objective teacher feedback, staff recruitment and hiring driven by student achievement goals and community involvement.
- Observation: Eighteen large urban school districts met or exceeded state standards in both reading and math in 2009 for African-Americans, as well as a higher percentage of African-American students perform at the advanced level in both subjects
- Observation: Sixteen large urban school districts met or exceeded state standards in both reading and math in 2009 for Hispanics, as well as a higher percentage of Hispanic students perform at the advanced level in both subjects
- Observation: Seventeen large urban school districts met or exceeded state standards in both reading and math in 2009 for low-income students, as well as had a higher percentage of low-income students perform at the advanced level in both subjects
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