A 2010 study by Mark Berends and Roberto Penaloza of longitudinal data over 30 years demonstrates a relationship between increasing segregation of black and Latino students and growth in math achievement gaps between these groups and white students. (educationnext.org)
Additionally, because of the summer slide in mathematics and growing math achievement gap between high and low - income students, those fears may become a reality, tossing some students into a vicious cycle of math avoidance, poor preparation, and further math failures. (imaginelearning.com)
We find some evidence that the Focus designation led to small, short - run reductions in the within - school math achievement gap — but that these reductions were driven by stagnant performance of lower - achieving students alongside declines in the performance of their higher - achieving peers. (nber.org)