"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

Research


Council of the Great City Schools. (2010, October). A call for change: The social and educational factors contributing to the outcomes of black males in urban schools. Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3273936/A%20Call%20For%20Change-%20Revised.pdf

Farkas, G. (2002, August). Racial disparities in education: What do we know? How do we know it? And what do we need to know? Paper presented at the Workshop on Measuring Disparities in Education, University Park, PA.

Ferguson, R.F. (2008). Toward excellence with equity: An emerging vision for closing the achievement gap. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Foresight Consulting. (2009, September 10). Addressing the achievement gap for African American students in Tacoma public schools. Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/information/departments/assessment/Achievement%20Gap%20Documents/Addressing%20the%20Achievement%20Gap%20Report.pdf

Paige, R., & Witty, E. (2010). The black-white achievement gap: Why closing it is the greatest civil rights issue of our time. New York: Amacom.

Schott Foundation for Public Education. (2010). Yes we can: The Schott 50 state report on public education and black males. Retrieved February 13, 2011, from http://www.blackboysreport.org

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