Board of Education President David M. Foster said that persistent differences in the performance
of student subgroups underscore the importance of the SOL program in detecting achievement gaps and in identifying low - performing schools in need of state interventions and resources.
«While the performance
of Virginia
students compares favorably to that
of students in other states, the disparities between
subgroups underscore the importance
of the Board
of Education's policies and initiatives aimed at narrowing, and ultimately closing, achievement gaps,» Board
of Education President David M. Foster said.