Purpose of the Study: This research study hopes to address the negotiation of important aspects in teaching such as how to foster inquiry and literacy while adhering to standards, specifically the Next Generation Science Standards, and if those standa . . .

This research project is based upon the equity gap experienced by Hispanic students in high school. It studied a high school serving adults with a high Hispanic population. While seeking to answer the question. “To what extent does a teacher’ . . .

By way of qualitative data, the researcher looked at the experiences of a community of educators during a series of professional development offerings. The purpose of the sessions was to unpack the ways in which the intersectional identities of indivi . . .

This qualitative case study grounded in Stevens (1993) Opportunity to Learn theoretical framework and a Cultural Proficiency lens provided the structure to analyze teacher values and behaviors as well as institutional factors affecting English Languag . . .

For more than a decade, English Language Learners have performed below grade level in all areas tested for federal and state accountability, and drastically lower than their English-speaking peers. Closing the achievement gap has become a major priori . . .

The astounding percentages of Alaska Native American Yup’ik students performing at below, or far below proficient levels, continues to be a concern of schools and districts throughout the Southwest region of Alaska. The researcher chose to conduct a . . .

This study is an analysis on ways Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and services support student achievement. The purpose of this study is to create a synthesis of nine SEL curricula studied from three existing SEL programs to provide positive . . .

Exclusionary disciplinary practices used throughout the United States contribute to equity gaps, overwhelmingly affecting the achievement and trajectories of students of color, since they are disproportionately disciplined in schools. Academic achieve . . .

For the past three decades, the African American suspension rates have far outpaced Caucasian suspension rates. This is a trend which has been observed throughout various community and school settings in the United States. These facts are what leads t . . .

Students who are of Low-Socioeconomic status continue to achieve at a lower rate than their classmates. There are many factors that contribute to this achievement gap. Contributing factors can be found in the students’ home, school or neighborhood. Fo . . .