Attention to cultural issues involving students of color and those from low - income backgrounds and consistently engaging families as partners in student learning were also pointed out as ways that schools and communities could begin to address achievement gap issues. (prichardcommittee.org)
In a standing - room - only event at the Wiener Auditorium at the Kennedy School of Government's Taubman Building, researchers examined the achievement gap issue for students from birth through adulthood. (gse.harvard.edu)
Yet speakers at the third annual Achievement Gap Initiative Conference, «Structures, Cultures, and Achievement Gaps: New Research with Implications for Public Engagement,» argued that educators and school systems play a large role in the achievement gap issue as well. (gse.harvard.edu)