Sentences with phrase «racial achievement gaps continue»

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If improvements continue at the same rate as seen since 1965, it will be two and a half centuries until racial achievement gaps are closed in math and over one and a half centuries for them to close in reading.

In addition, the state will continue to use its «combined underserved race / ethnicity,» combining the four racial / ethnic subgroups with achievement gaps in Oregon.

Thompson: Closing the achievement gaps between students of different racial groups continues to be a challenge, not only for urban schools but for schools across the board.

Only half of students in large urban school systems graduate from high school, US students lag behind their international counterparts, and racial - ethnic gaps in achievement are large by kindergarten and continue to grow thereafter, she said.

Tom and I exchanged views last year in The Washington Monthly, and in his current piece he continues to sidestep or ignore the bad stuff, such as the revolving door for principals, the swollen central office bureaucracy, and the widening racial and economic achievement gaps.

If improvements continue at the same rate as seen since 1965, it will be 2 1/2 centuries until racial achievement gaps are closed in math and over 1 1/2 centuries for reading.

As in previous years, scores from last year's Badger Exam and the ACT continued to reflect significant achievement gaps across racial, ethnic and income groups, a persistent trend state Superintendent called «most troubling.»

The presence of Flowers and the other critics at the meeting is only one sign that racial equity and the achievement gap will continue to be top challenges for Johnson.

Lastly, we find that high school achievement measures explain much of the racial gaps in BA attainment and annual earnings and some of the gaps by family background, though they account for little of the continuing gender gap in annual earnings.