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Direct linkBeth E. Schueler; Katherine E. Larned – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2025
Few interventions reduce inequality in reading achievement, let alone higher-order thinking skills, among adolescents. We study policy debate--an extracurricular activity focused on improving middle and high schoolers' critical thinking, argumentation, and policy analysis skills--in Boston schools serving large concentrations of economically…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Critical Thinking, Equal Education, Educational Policy
