Tag: achievement gap

John Thompson: The Black-White achievement gap

By: David Blatt
October 25, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues. The Oklahoma City Public Schools has launched a campaign to… Read more [More...]

John Thompson: Liberals and conservatives agree, early reading comprehension is the key

By: David Blatt
August 30, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues. In 2000, when serving on the Steering Committee for MAPS… Read more [More...]