Eddy, C. M., & Easton-Brooks, D. (2011). Ethnic matching, school placement, and mathematics achievement of african american students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Urban Education, 46(6), 1280-1299. Educators, administrators, and policymakers focus much attention on closing the achievement gap, and various approaches have been suggested. The present study focuses on… read more
Supporting African American Students’ Learning of Mathematics: A Problem of Practice
Jackson, K., & Wilson, J. (2012). Supporting african american students’ learning of mathematics: A problem of practice. Urban Education, 47(2), 354-398. This article reports on a review of the mathematics education research literature 1989-May 2011 specific to K-12 African American students’ opportunities to learn mathematics. Although we identify important developments… read more
Risk and Protective Factors in Mathematically Talented Black Male Students: Snapshots From Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade
McGee, E. O., & Pearman, F. A. (2014). Risk and protective factors in mathematically talented black male students: Snapshots from kindergarten through eighth grade. Urban Education, 49(4), 363-393. Within urban elementary schools are Black students who continue to challenge the normative deficit characterization of the educational opportunities of students like… read more
Assessing Ethnicity: Equity for First-Grade Male Students on a Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessment
Gallant, D. J., & Moore, J. L. (2008). Assessing ethnicity: Equity for first-grade male students on a curriculum-embedded performance assessment. Urban Education,43(2), 172-188. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which indicators on the language and literacy and mathematical thinking domains of a curriculum-embedded performance assessment… read more