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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
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Overcoming the Education Challenge of Poverty in the Mississippi Delta
Rutherford, Angela S.; Hillmer, Tamara; Parker, Ashley
Phi Delta Kappan, v93 n3 p40-43 Nov 2011
Tunica County, Mississippi, in the heart of the delta, has been home to stagnant academic achievement even as federal and state funds increased. A teacher-focused professional development program through the University of Mississippi helped yield higher scores and national recognition for an elementary school. It also revealed some learnings: Professional development must be differentiated for teachers and job-embedded. Coaching is important and so are strong, trusting relationships between the school's teachers and leaders.
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Professional Development, Academic Achievement, Poverty, Scores, Program Effectiveness, Program Descriptions, Trust (Psychology), Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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