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 An achievement gap refers to the observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, ability, and socioeconomic status. While most of the data...




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Colleges pledge to cut achievement gaps
11/1/2007: 800 words, approx. 3 pages In a coordinated stab at one of higher education's most pressing problems, some of the country's largest university systems pledged Wednesday to cut in half the achievement gaps for minority and low-income students on their campuses over the next eight years.The announcement comes at a...
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Calif. exit exam boosts dropout numbers
11/8/2007: 396 words, approx. 1 pages The number of California high school dropouts spiked in 2006, the first year seniors were required to pass an exit exam to graduate, according to a report presented Wednesday to the state Board of Education.The analysis found that 24,000 high school seniors dropped out in...
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Study: Students better at math, reading
6/5/2007: 598 words, approx. 2 pages Students are doing better on state reading and math tests since the No Child Left Behind Act was enacted five years ago, according to a report Tuesday.Students made the most progress on elementary-school math tests, according to the report by the Center on Education Policy,...
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Black college enrollment in South rising
6/25/2007: 715 words, approx. 2 pages For the first time ever in the South, blacks are as well represented on college campuses as they are in the region's population as a whole _ something not yet true of the country overall.The milestone is noted in a new fact book to be...



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Achievement Gap
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 This essay explores the issues surrounding the task of closing the achievement gap.


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