NEA features Tribes TLC in New Guide for Educators
Culture, Abilities, Resilience, and Effort (C.A.R.E.):
Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps
 A new guide from the National Education Association provides
a multi-themed approach to closing the achievement gaps –
focusing on Culture, Abilities, Resilience, and Effort (C.A.R.E.)
(2005).
Designed for use with both elementary and secondary
students, it can stand alone as a lesson book or be used
with an evidence-based SEL program, such as Tribes Learning
Communities.
“Closing student achievement gaps is one of the most
pressing challenges facing public education. Educators, with
the support of the community, must:
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Reach all students—students from multiple ethnic, racial,
language, and economic backgrounds; students of both
genders; students of comparable ability who are not
currently achieving at equal academic levels.
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Ensure that all students have access to high-level classes
and high-quality teachers and attain more high school and
college diplomas.
C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps helps
educators reflect on the causes of disparity in student
achievement and explore ways to improve academic success by
using innovative, research-based instructional strategies.
By focusing on the themes of cultural, economic and language
differences; unrecognized and undeveloped abilities; the
power of resilience; and the importance of effort and
motivation, C.A.R.E.: Strategies for Closing the Achievement
Gaps advances the idea that if educators view these
qualities of students as strengths, rather than deficits,
they can be successful in closing achievement gaps.” (from
www.nea.org )
Chapter titles include:
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Opportunities and Challenges in Public Education
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Culture, Language, and Economic Differences
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Unrecognized and Undeveloped Abilities
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Resilience
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Effort and Motivation
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Community Support for CARE Strategies
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Developing a Systems Perspective for School Organization
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Resources and References
The C.A.R.E. Guide can be ordered or downloaded in its
entirety from the NEA website at
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/careguide.html.
NEA Foundation
The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by
teachers, education support professionals, and higher
education faculty and staff to improve student learning in
the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities.
NEA Foundation funding opportunities include –
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Innovation Grants
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Learning & Leadership Grants
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Closing the Achievement Gap
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Read Across America Library Books Awards
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Attracting and Retaining Accomplished Teachers
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NEA Fine Arts Grants
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Arts@Work Grant Program
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NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education inspires
public education employees to ensure that all students
succeed.
For more information on NEA Foundation Grants, visit
http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm
For NEA Foundation Resources, including other funding
organizations, visit
http://www.neafoundation.org/resources.htm
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