Sentences with phrase «improvement than white students»

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On the other hand, Denver's steady improvement has widened the achievement gap, something that happens in many urban districts that improve, as white and middle - class students raise their scores faster than poor and minority students.

In North Carolina, where there are no separate racial targets, African - American and Latino students experienced slightly higher improvements in proficiency than white non-Hispanic youth.

Prior research by William Howell and Paul Peterson suggested that the reason low - income inner - city African Americans benefit most from private - school choice is that moving to the new school represents a more dramatic improvement in the school environment for them than for less - disadvantaged white and Hispanic students.