Meaningful Urban Education Reform: Confronting the Learning Crisis in Mathematics and Science

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Abbreviations xv CCSSO Council of Chief State School Officers Collaborative El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence CPS Chicago Public Schools CSI Chicago Systemic Initiative D1–6 NSF Drivers—Driver 1 (D1) Standards-based curriculum and instruction aligned with assessments Driver 2 (D2) Unified set of Policies Driver 3 (D3) Unified Application of Resources Driver 4 (D4) Mobilization of Stakeholders Driver 5 (D5) Student achievement in mathematics and science Driver 6 (D6) Achievement gap between underserved and nonminority students D7 Hypothesized seventh driver involving school culture EPISO El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization ESM Experience Sampling Method FCAT Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test IBEC Illinois Business Education Coalition IGAP Illinois Goals Assessment Program ISD Independent School District LEP Limited English Proficient LSC Local School Council MUSI Memphis Urban Systemic Initiative NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NEA National Educational Association NISE National Institute for Science Education NSES National Science Educational Standards NSF National Science Foundation NSLSASD National School-Level State Assessment Score Database USI NSF’s Urban Systemic Initiative PD Professional Development PTA Parent Teacher Association SASS School and Staffing Survey by National SCP Survey of Classroom Practices SCQS School Culture Quality Survey SEC Survey of Enacted Curriculum SIP School Improvement Plan SSI Statewide Systemic Initiative STAM Secondary Teacher Analysis Matrix TAAS Texas Assessment of Academic Skills TCAP Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program TIMSS Third International Mathematics and Science Study UTEP University of Texas at El Paso xvi MEANINGFUL URBAN EDUCATION REFORM ...