Closing the Achievement Gap: Achieving Success for All Students
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Podcast Interview on resources for
Closing the Achievement Gap in CA
Find out about the Taking Center Stage
Act II web portal, for educators of
students in the middle grades.
In The News
2008 Base API Report Released
The API reflects a school's composite
academic achievement based on a
variety of statewide assessments. The
2008 Base API represents the annual
calibration of the state's accountability
system to accommodate new
assessments or other changes. This
enables the comparison of results from
one year to the next to measure school
improvement.
Online Activities
June 11 - Diplomas Count 2009: Broader
Horizons
June 15 - Providing a Quality Comprehensive
Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families
July 9 - Using Media and Technology to
Reinforce Literacy Skills
In Person Events
June 24 - Taking the Courageous Conversation
to the Next Level: Pedagogies and Practices for
Successfully Reaching African American Students
– Models of Excellence
June 24 - Coaching for Educational Equity
Institute
June 26 - FREE “Coaching for Equity” Seminar
Welcome to the Closing the Achievement Gap Web Site
This Web site is part of the statewide initiative
to close the achievement gap. Aimed at
supporting the work of policymakers, educators,
and interested community members, it is the
electronic hub for helpful information, research,
and success stories about efforts to close the gap
in California. The California Department of
Education, its P-16 Council, and WestEd are
partnering on this initiative with funding from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
The content on this site will continue to grow, and we encourage you to check back often
to see what's new. We will be posting new research, success stories, and events on a