Closing the Achievement Gap: Arne Duncan on the Achievement Gap

"The 'achievement gap' in education refers to the disparity in academic performance between groups of students. It is most often used to describe the troubling performance gaps between many African-American and Hispanic students, at the lower end of the performance scale, and their non-Hispanic white peers, and the similar academic disparity between students from low-income and well-off families. The achievement gap shows up in grades, standardized-test scores, course selection, dropout rates, and college-completion rates. It has become a focal point of education reform efforts." --Education Week

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Arne Duncan on the Achievement Gap

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently made comments about the importance of closing the achievement gap. Most notably, he said, "When black and Latino children from disadvantaged communities don’t have high quality opportunities, unfortunately we perpetuate cycles of poverty and social failure.”

Here is a link to a print interview with Mr. Duncan that appeared in the Wall Street Journal in November, 2010. Mr. Duncan is quoted as saying, "And so if we're serious about closing achievement gaps, we have to close what I call the opportunity gap. And we're putting a huge amount of resources into figuring out how to systematically get the hardest-working, the most committed teachers and principals into underserved communities."

Closing the Achievement Gap

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Arne Duncan on the Achievement Gap

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