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Wenglinsky, Harold – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
No Child Left Behind calls for schools to close the achievement gap between races in math and reading. One possible way for schools to do so is to encourage their teachers to engage in practices that disproportionately benefit their minority students. The current study applies the technique of Hierarchical Linear Modeling to a nationally…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests, Racial Differences