"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

Does NCLB benefit Minorities?

In 2005, during the Bush administration, the U.S. Department of Education released several documents outlining how federal No Child Left Behind legislation would benefit minority students:

How NCLB benefits African Americans

How NCLB benefits Hispanics

How NCLB benefits American Indians
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