Washington's Educational Equity Alliance
The Achievement Gap
Almost every school in Calfornia and the nation suffers from an achievement gap in which students who are disadvantaged and students in racial minority groups under-perform, as measured by standardized tests. The causes of this disparity are complex and the solutions elusive. However, many schools have created effective programs to dramatically narrow or close this gap.
Washington's API Scores, 2002 through 2008
At Washington, while each and every subgroup of students improved their test scores last year, the achievement gap continues to be a stark reminder of how far we have to go.
The Educational Equity Alliance
This year, members of the Washington School PTA created the Educational Equity Alliance, a project to raise money to support programs that close the achievement gap, including:
- Literacy coaches
- Bilingual books
- Advanced training for teachers
- Literacy programs
- English Learner Support
- Better teacher-student ratios, permitting individualized attention
How can you help?
Join the Washington PTA Fundraising Committee and help us raise funds for the EEA and the other Washington School programs.
Help plan and produce this year's EEA fundraising event. To participate, contact 510-628-6410.
Donate directly to the the Educational Equity Alliance. All donations are tax deductable. Please make checks payable to "Educational Equity Alliance." All funds raised are intended to be used for rigorously selected educational equity programs and advances, subject to final approval under PTA bylaws.
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ALLIANCE
Washington Elementary PTA
2300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Berkeley, California 94704
