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Origin of the Achievement Gap


50 years ago, one report introduced Americans to the black-white ...

First, it revealed an enormous achievement gap between America's black and white students. Second, it suggested that the gap arose largely from ...

The Historical Beginning of Achievement Gap Rhetoric Laura Jones ...

author.! “achievement gap.” This headline, and the story behind it, points us to a kind of hidden history of the ...

Origin of the Achievement Gap: Evidence from a League Table ...

The conventional view is that the origin of the black-white student achievement gap can be traced to sociocultural and socioeconomic factors, plus variation in.

Racial and Ethnic Achievement Gaps

One key set of measures of racial educational equality are racial achievement gaps—differences in the average standardized test scores of white and black or ...

Rethinking the Achievement Gap | Penn GSE

Closing the gap means instituting reforms that improve black students' achievement at a higher rate than white students. The research also confirms the ...

Achievement Gap - Education Week

The “achievement gap” in education refers to the disparity in academic performance between groups of students. The achievement gap shows up ...

Achievement Gaps | NAEP - National Center for Education Statistics

Achievement gaps occur when one group of students (e.g., students grouped by race/ethnicity, gender) outperforms another group and the ...

Reframing Educational Outcomes: Moving beyond Achievement Gaps

The term “achievement gap” has historically described the difference in scores attained by students from racial and ethnic minority groups ...

Reframing Educational Outcomes: Moving beyond Achievement Gaps

The term “achievement gap” is used in research that examines differences in achievement—commonly defined as differences in test scores—across students from ...

Get the Facts on the Achievement Gap - Walton Family Foundation

The “achievement gap,” also called the “opportunity gap,” is the difference in educational achievement between groups of students.

Common Causes of the Achievement Gaps - Corwin Canada

Race, culture, ethnicity, language, and economic status continue to be powerful predictors of school failure.

What is the Achievement Gap? - Gradient

Achievement gaps exist even in good educational systems and usually are signs of socioeconomic challenges faced by minority groups.

The Achievement Gap Fails to Close - Education Next

For those born in 2001, the gap is only slightly less—about 1.05 standard deviations. That is, the most-disadvantaged students have made the ...

The achievement gap, a look into causes - Harvard Gazette

Family resources, money, class, nutrition, and poor neighborhoods make a difference, said Diamond. But so do the “structural, institutional, and ...

Why the Academic Achievement Gap is a Racist Idea - AAIHS

Well-meaning environmentalists had shifted the discourse to disclosing and closing the “achievement gap,” a shift that powered the testing ...

Origin of the Achievement Gap: Evidence from a League Table ...

The conventional view is that the origin of the black-white student achievement gap can be traced to sociocultural and socioeconomic factors, plus variation ...

Achievement gaps in the United States - Wikipedia

Achievement gaps in the United States are observed, persistent disparities in measures of educational performance among subgroups of U.S. students, ...

Why We Say “Opportunity Gap” Instead of “Achievement Gap”

It's important to note that “achievement gap” does have credible origins and implications. It rightfully suggests there are measurable ...

The Achievement Gap Fails to Close - Eric A. Hanushek

Although policymakers have repeatedly tried to break the link between students' learning and their socioeconomic background, these interventions ...

What Is the Achievement Gap (and Can Quality Pre-K Help?)

An achievement gap occurs when one group of students (eg, students grouped by race/ethnicity, gender) outperforms another group.