Preparing Teachers for High-Poverty Schools.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Miller, Samuel; Dully, Gerald G.; Rohr, Jean; Gasparello, Robert; Mercier, Sue
- Source
- Educational Leadership. May2005, Vol. 62 Issue 8, p62-65. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *SERVICES for students
*TEACHERS
*BUSINESS partnerships
*ELEMENTARY schools
*POVERTY
- Language
- ISSN
- 0013-1784
Reports on the initiative of Hunter Elementary School in Greensboro, North Carolina that closes the achievement gap for economically disadvantaged students and the preparation gap of teachers. Partnership entered into by Hunter Elementary with the University of North Carolina in Greensboro; Three common understandings that emerge from the partnership; Short-term and long-term success of the partnership.