At HGSE, O'Brien will explore a wide variety of topics related to public education in America — including the influence of income on educational equality, the role of gender specific education, and efforts to overcome racial and ethnic achievement gaps in education. (gse.harvard.edu)
While racial achievement gaps in education have remained stubbornly large, segregation has been increasing steadily, creating a growing number of apartheid schools that serve almost exclusively students of color from low - income families. (learningpolicyinstitute.org)
The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide, multidisciplinary effort to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievement gaps in education. (gse.harvard.edu)