Want to learn more?

From doing research for this blog, I have found several websites that are worth listing because they go into far greater detail about this issue than I can in a page post. I encourage you all to check out these links for further inspiration on ways to close the achievement gap.

For studies about the achievement gap:
http://www.jstor.org/view/01902725/dm993272/99p0211u/0
http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/pivol13/dec2002b.htm
http://www.temple.edu/tempress/chapters_1400/1535_ch1.pdf

For articles or blogs about the achievement gap:
http://www.edletter.org/past/issues/2001-mj/gap.shtml
http://www.newhorizons.org/trans/snell.htm

For websites and and organizations that I have found:
http://www.nea.org/achievement/index.html
http://www.msanetwork.org/

I really liked the information presented on these sites. As you look through them though, please make sure that you look at the ending of the URL. The problem with using Internet sources is that sometimes they may be unreliable. In most cases, a .org ending is a little less reliable than a .gov or a .edu; however, this does not mean that the information presented on the .org does not instructional value. Also, it is important when checking out the links, that you are familiar with the appeals that the author is trying to make. With the studies, the appeal will most likely be a logical one. With the articles and organizational links, the appeals may be either emotional or logical. Throughout this project, I have tried to use both logical and emotional appeals because I feel that both are necessary at truly conveying the problem with American education.