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Achievement GapHere you will find a variety of reports and articles focusing on achievement gap issues that continue to be found in our public education system. Inclusion here does not indicate Georgia Partnership support of particular positions. Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color While gaps between student groups have narrowed over time at the below basic level of performance, gaps at the advanced level have widened. And among higher income groups, gap-widening between white students and students of color is more pronounced. Introduction. Related story (AJC). Related story (Ed Week). (May 2013) Out of School and Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools In this first of a kind breakdown of data from over 26,000 U.S. middle and high schools, CRP researchers estimate that well over two million students were suspended during the 2009-2010 academic year. Related story. (March 2013) At a Crossroads: A Comprehensive Look at How African-American Youth Fare in Los Angeles County Schools African-American students in Los Angeles County demonstrate significant learning gaps by 2nd grade; those gaps widen with age and lead to the highest school dropout rate among all races (ECS), Related story. Report introduction. (February 2013) Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools Government agencies are working hard to improve resources and outcomes in low income, racially isolated communities and schools. The effort aims at expanding low income families’ access to racially and economically integrated schools and communities. (December 2012) Inseparable Imperatives: Equity in Education and the Future of the American Economy Report's focus: America cannot afford to ignore the gaps in educational achievement and high school graduation rates. Failing to close those gaps will have dire consequences for the American economy. Related story. (December 2012) Failure Is Not an Option! How principals, teachers, students and teachers from Ohio's high achieving, high-poverty schools explain their success. Related. (November 2012) Can Academic Standards Boost Literacy and Close the Achievement Gap? This policy brief examines the ability of standards to boost literacy and close the achievement gap. The authors assert that Common Core State Standards are one part of solving the nation's literacy problem and will need to be paired with other initiatives. (October 2012) The Urgency of Now – The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males 2012 This report focuses on Black male graduation rates 2009-2010. Related story. (September 2012) Housing Costs, Zoning, and Access to High-Scoring Schools Nationwide, the average low-income student attends a school that scores at the 42nd percentile on state exams, while the average middle/high-income student attends a school that scores at the 61st percentile on state exams. This school test-score gap is even wider between black and Latino students and white students. Relating story. (April 2012) College Degree Gap Widens In many ways, rural America has caught up with the rest of the U.S. in terms of educational achievement. But over the past 40 years, the gap in the percentage of adults with college degrees has increased between urban and rural counties. (April 2012) Our Achievement Gap Mania A decade ago, the No Child Left Behind Act ushered in an era of federally driven educational accountability focused on narrowing the chasms between the test scores and graduation rates of students of different incomes and races. What has that spawned? (October 2011) Do High Flyers Maintain Their Attitude? Performance Trends of Top Students This raises troubling questions: Is our obsession wtih closing achievement gaps and "leaving no child behind" coming at the expense of our "talented tenth" - and America's future international competitiveness? (September 2011) The Same Starting Line - How School Boards Can Erase the Opportunity Gap Between Poor and Middle-Class Children Each day children in poverty attend schools whose resources are disparate from those found in schools in more affluent areas of a district. There's a better way. (September 2011) Achievement Gaps: How Hispanic and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Progress This report provides detailed information on the size of the achievement gaps between Hispanic and White public school students at the national and state levels and describes how those achievement gaps have changed over time. Relating story. (June 2011) The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color Examining the educational attainment of young Americans by both racial/ethnic and gender, the data show that within each racial/ethnic group, males have lower degree attainment than women. Relating story. (June 2011) Focusing on the Participation and Engagement Gap: A Case Study on Closing the Achievement Gap A newly entered research study summary looks at the effects of an initiative to close the achievement gap by implementing a plan to improve student attendance and engagement. (May 2011) The 2010 Broad Prize - 30 Large Urban School Districts Show Better Relative Academic PerformanceThan Their States for African-American, Hispanic, or Low-Income Students A new data analysis, based on data collected as partof The Broad Prize process, provides insights into which largeurban school districts in the United States are doing the bestjob of educating traditionally disadvantaged groups: African-American, Hispanics, and low-income students. (December 2010) State Test Score Trends through 2008-09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps This report provides a detailed look at student performance on state tests and examines whether state-level results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) confirm the trends found on state tests. (December 2010) |
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