Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of African American Students: A Conference on the Issues

全国黑人学校教育工作者联盟（NABSE）和本杰明班纳克协会（BBA）与麦肯齐集团（TMG）合作，提出了一个为期四个月的倡议，以制定一个广泛的行动议程，以改善所有学生，特别是非洲裔美国学生的数学教学和学习。作为在全国范围内提高科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）成就的更广泛计划的第一阶段，数学计划寻求资金，以召集全国公认的研究人员、政策制定者和实践者召开会议，以制定一个以研究为基础的综合设计，以缩小成就差距，以及实施适当的计划和政策战略的框架。智力优势：该项目将促进对提高K-12非裔美国人数学成绩的有效策略和挑战的认识和理解，并促进致力于开展行动研究以缩小非裔美国人数学成绩差距的一系列组织之间的合作。NABSE和BBA是两个领先的倡导和专业发展组织，与TMG一起致力于K-12 STEM改革。具备STEM技术支持方面的经验，为此次研发工作提供坚实的基础。更广泛的影响：制定正式的会后讨论和概念文件将扩大其影响，超出会议参与者所代表的机构和组织。此外，来自美国、加拿大和加勒比地区学区的7500多名非裔美国教育工作者的会员将提供一个强大的专业网络，分享会议的出版物和发现，并直接影响课堂教学。NABSE。在BBA拥有98个地区分支机构。联合国六个区域还将为区域和地方两级继续对话与合作提供场所。这两个组织将利用其电子通信网络（包括网站和电子邮件列表服务）及其独立的国家会议进一步支持这些努力。最后，提高非裔美国人数学成绩的总体目标将有助于提高K-12学生数学成绩的国家教育目标

Closing the Mathematics Achievement Gap of African American Students: A Conference on the Issues The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) and the Benjamin Banneker Association (BBA), in collaboration with The McKenzie Group (TMG), propose a four-month initiative to develop a broad-scale action agenda to improve mathematics teaching and learning for all students, but particularly students of African American descent. As the first stage of a broader plan to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) achievement nationwide, the mathematics initiative seeks funding to convene a conference of nationally recognized researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to develop an integrated, research-based design for closing the achievement gap, as well as a framework for implementing appropriate programmatic and policy strategies. Intellectual Merit: The project will advance knowledge and understanding of effective strategies and challenges for increasing K-12 African American mathematics achievement, as well as promote collaborate among the array of organizations committed to conducting action-research to close the African American mathematics achievement gap. NABSE and BBA, two leading advocacy and professional development organizations committed to K-12 STEM reform, along with TMG.s prior experience with STEM technical assistance, provide a solid grounding for this research and development (R&D) effort. Broader Impacts: The development of formal post-conference discussion and concept papers will broaden the impact beyond the institutions and organizations represented by conference participants. Furthermore, the combined memberships of over 7,500 African American educators from school districts throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean will provide a powerful professional network for sharing the conference publications and findings and directly impacting classroom instruction. NABSE.s 98 regional affiliates that are located within BBA.s six regions will also provide venues for continuing dialogue and collaboration at the regional and local levels. Both organizations will use their electronic communications networks that include websites and email listservs and their independent national conferences to further support these efforts. Finally, the overarching goal of increasing African American mathematics achievement will contribute to national education goals of improved K-12 student achievement in mathematics