"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

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Thank you for visiting this blog. If you are an educator, you are painfully aware of the gap in achievement that exists between groups of students. Federal assessment data shows us that the gap extends to the far reaches of our country--north and south, east and west, in every state, county, city and town across America. Although gaps in achievement exist between boys and girls, rich and poor, and those with strong English-language skills and those without, the primary focus here will be in the issue of race. Specifically, this blog will explore the reasons why African-American and Hispanic students achieve at disproportionately lower numbers that their white and Asian classmates.
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