Sentences with phrase «documented racial gaps»

In the half century since James Coleman and his colleagues first documented racial gaps in student achievement, education researchers have done little to help close those gaps.

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This finding confirms that the racial gap in expectations for college attainment documented above puts black students at a disadvantage.

At the dawn of the War on Poverty, it was necessary for Coleman and his colleagues to document and describe the racial gaps in achievement they were intending to address.

Although the racial «achievement gap,» or disparity in academic performance between students of color and their white counterparts, is a well - documented area of concern, nationalized policy efforts to close the gap have been largely unsuccessful.