In this book, Johnnie McKinley presents the results of her in-depth study of a group of teachers in grades 3–8 who managed to radically narrow the achievement gap between their black and white students by using a set of culturally responsive strategies in their classrooms. McKinley uses the educators' own words and illustrative «virtual walkthroughs» of lessons in action to examine these strategies in detail. In addition, the book includes* An overview of the research literature on...