But this momentum is building against a backdrop that is anything but settled: stubborn gaps in access, opportunity, and achievement persist. (educationnext.org)
ACT results... are closing stubborn gaps with students elsewhere in the country. (publicimpact.com)
The percentage of white students has dropped below 50 percent, and those students, on average, have fared better on state exams than black and Hispanic students, creating stubborn gaps in achievement that plague many districts. (chicagotribune.com)