Spotlight on the Achievement Gap

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On the Achievement Gap


The Education Week Spotlight on the Achievement Gap is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors including insights on:

  • The widening achievement gap for high-scoring students
  • How testing impacts disadvantaged kids
  • Narrowing the achievement gap
  • Summer-learning loss
  • Gender differences in academic achievement
  • Research on the achievement gap

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Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students
An analysis of NAEP scores suggests policymakers should consider the needs of gifted students to address a persistent “excellence gap.”
February 5, 2010 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Study of Harlem Children's Zone Finds Gaps Closing
But study does not say whether improved performance is from schools alone, or from schools and wrap-around services.
November 17, 2009 - Education Week

Boys Trail Girls in Reading Across States
In reading proficiency, boys lag by at least 10 percentage points in some states, while girls have caught up in math, a study finds.
March 30, 2010 - Education Week

NAEP Scores Stagnating for Native American Pupils
The findings come as President Obama's administration turns new attention to improving the schooling of Native American students.
June 30, 2010 - Education Week

Achievement Gaps Continue to Narrow, Report Says
Despite progress, the gaps continue to remain as large as 20 percentage points or more in some states, the study indicates.
October 1, 2009 - Education Week

Black-White Achievement Gap Narrows on NAEP
Results from a new federal study show the narrowing in student test scores on NAEP varies by grade, subject, time period, and state.
July 14, 2009 | Updated: April 4, 2012 - Education Week

Mind the Gap
Researchers recently turned up a tantalizing clue on what can be done to raise minority students' achievement levels.
December 22, 2006 - Teacher

Fixing NCLB: How Testing Hurts Disadvantaged Kids
Award-winning teacher Renee Moore says that the continued emphasis on test-based accountability exacerbates inequalities in the nation's schools.
June 2, 2010 - Teacher (Web)

Commentary
Growing an Achievement Gap
Gerald W. Bracey writes about the educational disparities between schools that have decent scores on standardized tests and those that don't.
September 4, 2007 - Education Week

Commentary
Is Summer School the Key to Reform?
By rethinking a maligned institution, educators could end "summer slide," enrich learning, and close achievement gaps, Ron Fairchild and Jeff Smink write.
May 10, 2010 - Education Week

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