Close the Gap: An Educator Guide

Research and Studies on Disparities

• Mind the Gap: Disparities and Competitiveness in the Twin Cities
• Disparities in the Twin Cities: Measuring Progress and Making Change
• Achievement Gaps: How White and Black Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Statistical Analysis Report) July, 2009
• Populations of Color in Minnesota. Health Status Report. 2007
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children’s Mental Health. 2006
• The State of Students of Color. 2006 Report
• The "Segregation Tax": The Cost of Racial Segregation to Black Homeowners
• Minnesota Racial Equity Report Card O5/06
• Minnesota Business and Homelessness: Impacts and Solutions
• The State of Hunger in Minnesota. Survey of Food Shelf and On-site Meal Program Recipients in 2005

Annex 1, Human Rights Documents:

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• Convention on the Rights of the Child

Annex 2, Tips for Facilitators

• What is a Facilitator?
• Ground Rules: RESPECT poster
• 20 Methods for Student Engagement