Sentences with phrase «growing educational gap»

Praise for Restoring Opportunity Duncan and Murnane provide a no - nonsense view of the growing educational gap between the haves and the have - nots in America.

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The achievement gap between low - income and wealthy students has grown significantly, exacerbating socioeconomic and racial tensions and heightening the sense of inequality among various underserved communities, as large achievement gaps in educational outcomes based on race and ethnicity remain, or by some accounts, even worsen.

«The growing income gap and increased economic segregation may lead to inequalities in children's test scores, educational attainment, and well - being,» Owens said.

If the single - parent family structure adversely affects children's educational outcomes, then the difference in trends across income groups could possibly account for more of the growing gap in educational attainment between rich and poor children than income inequality itself.

Gender gaps in educational outcomes are a matter of real and growing concern.

Since then, the gaps in economic status and educational attainment between whites and blacks in America have steadily grown.

Gender gaps in educational attainment, which are not unique to the United States, are more difficult to explain using conventional economic models than gaps based on socioeconomic status or race, because males and females grow up in the same families and attend the same schools.Recent evidence provides one possible explanation for the especially large gender gap in high school graduation rates among blacks and Hispanics.

To address persistent gaps in postsecondary educational attainment and our country's growing economic and workforce needs, federal and state policymakers, the philanthropic community, national education organizations and practitioners have put forth a number of goals and initiatives designed to increase college completion rates.

However, years of statewide assessments have failed to significantly close that gap; in fact, as income inequality grows across the state, the student achievement gap continues, pointing out the lack of fairness and access for all Connecticut's students to equal educational opportunities.

In a post entitled, «U.S. has the world's most educated workforce — but students face unparalleled levels of poverty, inequity and violence,» Jonathan Kantrowitz has written an extraordinary and profound piece about the real problems that are causing the growing educational achievement gap in the United States.

«When it comes to meeting the needs of evolving markets, growing educational systems and new reader demands, international collaboration can yield great results — both for companies looking to offer their services and for up - and - coming markets wanting to fill gaps in their developing supply chains.

In recent decades, we have seen a growing class gap in time spent with parents, educational performance, and participation in school activities... low - income children need more time with caring adults, including mentors.