TY - BOOK AU - Downey,Carolyn J. TI - 50 ways to close the achievement gap SN - 0971939306 AV - LB1062.6 .A15 2009 U1 - 379.1/58 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Corwin Press KW - Academic achievement KW - School improvement programs KW - sears KW - Schools KW - Administration N1 - Bureche teacher resource; Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) and index; Multicultural Review, March 2009; Multicultural Review; Professional; Follett Library Resources; Professional N2 - Identifies and describes six standards for high-performing schools, encompassing fifty research-based strategies for providing quality facilities, monitoring the curriculum, aligning teaching with the curriculum, using technology in design, conducting assessment training, placing objectives in a teaching sequence, and other tasks ER -