Empowering Educators
Engaging Parents
Inspiring Our Youth
OUR MISSION
CREATING AN INNOVATIVE, INSPIRATIONAL VISION IN EDUCATION
Our mission is to develop, publish and distribute research-based training materials created to empower educators and parents to raise the academic performance of historically underperforming students. We are making a difference in the efforts to close the academic achievement gap. We strive at being an effective source of research-based print and media products for educators and parents who want to help low achieving students to become more successful in school.
Our books, workshops and keynote presentations
Bridging the Achievement Gap: What Successful Educators and Parents Do, 2nd Edition
Authors: Dr. Rex Fortune, Dr. Dominic Zareki and Rex Fortune III. Edited by Robert Graswich.
Release Date: November 2018
Book Description: The Second Edition of Bridging the Achievement Gap: What Successful Educators and Parents Do includes 11 examples of K-12 high performing public schools which serve mostly African American students. The book argues that school district leaders with low performing schools should consider what these high performing schools do in their planning to reverse the on-going trend of relatively low academic performance of African American students.
Included in the “Solution Chapter” is the rationale for state legislation to provide funding for students who are low performing, but who may not qualify for current funding for low income students. Also included in that chapter is the actual legislative language which were under consideration by the California State Legislature. The book contains other supporting research on this topic.
The answers are revealed in 134 pages (printed book edition) of meticulous research, successful strategies, and on-site visits to gap-closing, California K-12 public schools.
Fortune's engaging and revealing conversations with:
1) Administrators who are strong, dedicated leaders - focused on educating each student.
2) Teachers who share their proven practices in achieving student success.
3) Parents who prioritize learning, in school and at home, and are cheerleaders for their children's progress.
Examples of data included in the book are:
1) Detailed data on the 11 California public schools chosen for their high achievement while serving predominantly African American student populations.
2) Tables and charts on gap-closing, high minority schools.
Book Price: $30.00
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Sample of our Workshops and Presentations
Fortune and Associates' workshop presentation to Sacramento Office of Education on Family and Community Engagement and Bridging the Academic Achievement Gap
Parenting Practices Booklet
Parenting Practices Booklet
Authors: Dr. Rex Fortune with Rex Fortune III, Fatima Castaneda (Spanish Version), and Martha Quadros (Spanish Version). Edited and designed by Phawnda Moore.
This "how-to" Parenting Practices Booklet, available in English and Spanish on Amazon.com, was written in response to parents who asked for practical, proven techniques to benefit their children. The Parenting Practices booklet contains 12 researched-based parenting practices (13 practices in the Spanish version) that parents can use with their child at home to improve the child’s academic performance at school.
The easy to read text has a suggested photo idea for each practice. The booklets guides parents and guardians to:
* Commit to being their child's cheerleader.
* Choose fun, academic activities as learning opportunities.
* Use what selected parents do to raise exemplary students.
* Access professional resources.
* Prioritize home as a multi-faceted environment for learning.
Available on Amazon.com
Watch the DVD trailer!
Watch the trailer for our Parenting Practices DVD, available on this website in Spanish or English, and Streaming Video in both languages!