Spotlight on Closing the Achievement Gap

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Closing the Achievement Gap


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

  • Research around educational inequities in America's schools
  • Finding opportunities for English-language learners in gifted programs
  • How open educational resources are bridging the learning gap
  • The need for a more diverse teaching force to close the achievement gap

You get the seven articles below in a downloadable PDF.

Positive School Climates May Shrink Achievement Gaps
A research analysis of dozens of studies finds links between improved school climates and narrowing gaps between low-income students and their peers.
November 16, 2016 – Education Week

Too Few ELL Students Land in Gifted Classes
ELL students are underenrolled in gifted classes, finds an Education Week analysis. But some schools are trying to buck the trend.
June 21, 2017 – Education Week

Assuring Needy Groups of Students Aren't Overlooked
A focus on the bottom of the scale may mask challenges for higher-performing schools when it comes to boosting achievement for students who lag behind.
September 28, 2016 – Education Week

Study: Most School Districts Have Achievement Gaps
A massive new database reveals the extent of educational inequities in more than 12,000 school districts.
May 11, 2016 – Education Week

Commentary
Open Educational Resources Fill Gap for Underserved Students
The NAACP advocates the use of OER as a way to equalize learning resources at scale for all students, write Lisa Petrides and Barbara Dezmon.
June 7, 2017 – Education Week

Commentary
Black Teachers Matter. School Integration Doesn't
To close the achievement gap for low-income black students, we need a more diverse teaching force, writes Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II.
May 10, 2017 – Education Week

Commentary
The New SAT Won't Close the Achievement Gap
Disadvantaged students will experience the new SAT very differently from their more-advantaged peers, writes Garrett Neiman of test-prep nonprofit College Spring.
March 16, 2016 – Education Week

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