Black students across the country experienced gains in school desegregation from the l960s to the late l980s, a time in
which racial achievement gaps also narrowed sharply.
Not exact matches
Race - based stressors, including perceived discrimination and the fear of fulfilling negative stereotypes, have psychological effects and physiological effects on the body,
which may contribute to the
racial - ethnic
achievement gap, new Northwestern University research suggests.
The prize was awarded Sept. 16 by the Los Angeles - based Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation,
which bestows the award annually to a city school district that has made notable strides in improving
achievement, especially in closing
gaps between students of different
racial and ethnic groups.
Consider the case of Florida,
which has been celebrated, especially by conservatives, for its success in closing
racial achievement gaps.
In 2007, the city won a prestigious urban education prize from the Broad Foundation,
which cited the city's progress in narrowing the
racial achievement gap.
Nevertheless,
racial academic
achievement gaps in fourth grade fell at roughly the same rate as kindergarten entry
gaps, Reardon said, adding, «This suggests that the primary source of the reduction in
racial achievement gaps in fourth grade is the reduction in kindergarten readiness
gaps, not a reduction in the rate at
which gaps change between kindergarten and fourth grade.»
«This suggests that the primary source of the reduction in
racial achievement gaps in fourth grade is the reduction in kindergarten readiness
gaps, not a reduction in the rate at
which gaps change between kindergarten and fourth grade.»
The strongest correlates of
achievement gaps are local
racial / ethnic differences in parental income, local average parental education levels, and patterns of
racial / ethnic segregation, consistent with a theoretical model in
which family socioeconomic factors affect educational opportunity partly though residential and school segregation patterns.
They said it took a snapshot in time that didn't reflect the progress of students in charter schools, many of
which target children on the low end of the
racial achievement gap.
But Duncan said that there is evidence that the
racial achievement gap has been reduced significantly during the same period,
which is promising for closing the socioeconomic
achievement gap in the future.
Recent developments have galvanized people anew to address the
racial achievement gap, from a jarring 2013 report called» Race to Equity» that showed the gulf in quality of life between whites and blacks is wider here than nationally, to the current «Black Lives Matter» movement,
which has called out
racial inequities in numerous public institutions, including schools.
Each [group] was asked to do research at their particular grade level to study ways in
which differentiated instruction could be used to help the school close the
racial student
achievement gap.
Taking a contrary view was board member Feliza Ortiz - Licon said Holaday's suggestion would dilute the purpose of the new system,
which is to clearly show
achievement gaps among
racial and ethnic student subgroups.
The difference in the rate at
which black, Hispanic, and white students go to school with poor classmates is the best predictor of the
racial -
achievement gap.
While progress to close
racial achievement gaps has stagnated and income
achievement gaps have grown, recent case studies enthusiastically describe «transformational» schools,
which claim to
Moreover, we are 15 years into the data - driven school - reform movement,
which is based on the idea that
racial - and economic -
achievement gaps are largely caused by the «benign racism of low expectations,» and that the solution is to hold individual educators accountable for meeting discrete, quantifiable targets.
«That helps to ensure that all students are held to the same high standard and that schools are making progress toward closing
achievement and opportunity
gaps,
which is especially important for students living in poverty,
racial and ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, those still learning English and other historically underserved groups,» Nolt added.
While progress to close
racial achievement gaps has stagnated and income
achievement gaps have grown, recent case studies enthusiastically describe «transformational» schools,
which claim to establish conditions that enable students — primarily poor students of color — to achieve at levels far higher than their social background predicts.