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Flores, Sergio; Gomez, Martin O. – NASSP Bulletin, 2011
Some school leaders have viewed programs such as Advanced Placement (AP) as an attractive option to resolve the ongoing achievement gap problem. However, the ongoing debate in the field about maintaining the ostensible purity of the AP program versus diluting it with program expansion has hindered the full utilization of AP classes to close the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Advanced Placement, Educational Opportunities, Change Strategies
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Cowan Pitre, Charisse; Pitre, Paul – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
The American education agenda suggests a clear commitment to the development of programs and practices to increase equitable participation in higher education. During a time when equity-based policy initiatives are under attack in the United States, governmental TRIO Programs remain one proven pathway for ensuring college preparedness and access…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Equal Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Opportunities