Achievement Gap


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Lessons from Japanese and Chinese Education
James Stigler
March 13, 2002
01:24:42
James Stigler, co-author of The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom and The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can
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The Race between Education and Technology
Claudia Goldin
April 21, 2009
01:16:39
Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, and Lawrence Katz, Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics, both at Harvard University, will speak about their new book.
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Longer Days in Better Schools
Christopher Gabrieli
December 11, 2008
01:22:11
In this forum, leaders in the Expanded Learning movement describe their work and discuss the progress they are making.
Beverly Daniel Tatum: Can We Talk About Race?
Beverly Daniel Tatum
May 12, 2007
00:20:18
Beverly Daniel Tatum addresses the 2007 graduating class of Agnes Scott College as the commencement keynote speaker. Agnes Scott College presents Spelman College President Tatum, noted writer, scholar, administrator and race relations expert, as their 118th commencement speaker.
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Limited Access to Higher Education
Eva Milona
January 9, 2004
01:28:24
Speakers discuss resource issues and the conflicting messages given to immigrant youth, who report they hope to go to college but cannot figure out how to pay for it.
Influencing Ways that Parents Raise Children
Paul Tough
March 20, 2007
01:15:48
Paul Tough addresses the role of parenting in the achievement gap; whether parenting can change; who can help; and the nature of efforts to influence parenting practices.
Coping with Learning Problems: Misunderstood Minds
Michael Kirk
March 21, 2002
01:18:53
Producer Michael Kirk and WGBH Radio's Senior Health editor Madge Kaplan, discuss childhood learning problems with medical experts after a screening of
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Debating Reparations for Slavery
James Hirsch
October 10, 2002
01:23:53
Glenn C. Loury of Boston University and Melissa Nobles of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology debate the pros and cons of slavery reparations. How do you put a price on 300 years of injustice? The legacy of slavery in the United States continues to shape life and society for all Americans.