WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts Reading, Writing and Race: Tackling the Achievement Gap in Boston and Beyond (Part Four) By Bob Oakes Listen to story (Real Audio) (AP) Boston, MA - November 17, 2005 - In the last of a four-part series on the achievement gap and race, Bob Oakes talks to a teacher who has been at the forefront of bringing the problems of the achievement gap to the attention of the Boston Public School system. Steven Fernandes is a Physics teacher at the John D. O'Bryant School in Boston. Oakes also speaks with Harvard sociologist John Diamond, whose research focuses on how race and ethnicity intersect with school practices. Under discussion: The sensitivity of talking about race and achievement in the classroom and how well the Boston Public School system is doing in addressing the issue. RELATED LINKS Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Education Resource Links    From The WBUR Newsroom Tipping the Balance BOSTON, Mass. (May 16, 2008) Tipping the scales of justice, as some workers take their bosses to court over the question of who should get the gratuities. Big Apple in Boston BOSTON, Mass. (May 16, 2008) Geeks and gizmos abound, as Apple opens a new store -- the country's biggest -- in Boston. The products attract fans but Apple is banking on its service strategy to keep them coming. Shutoffs Loom for Thousands BOSTON, Mass. (May 16, 2008) As the weather warms up, the heat is on for people to pay this winter's oil, gas. and electric bills. But this year, many more can't foot the bills, and now face shutoffs. Review: "Cardenio" BOSTON, Mass. (May 16, 2008) To Shakespeare scholars, "Cardenio" is the stuff of legend. To WBUR critic Ed Siegel, the ART production of the Bard's revamped script is the stuff of some laughter.