Study affirms new strategies for reducing achievement gap
Successful implementation of preschool to 3rd grade programs yields benefits in increasing school readiness, improving attendance, and strengthening parental involvement in school education—strategies...
View ArticleOne factor that may help schools close racial achievement gap
A study of one Texas school district reveals one of the best evidence-based ways ever found to close the educational achievement gap between black and white students.
View ArticleVoters reward—or punish—school board incumbents based on white students'...
Voters reward or punish incumbent school board members based on the achievement of white students in their district, while outcomes for African-American and Hispanic students get relatively little...
View ArticleAre high-achieving black students invisible?
Since 1966, when a now-famous and often replicated study known as "The Coleman Report" was published, the phrase "achievement gap" has referred to one thing: the differences in academic success between...
View ArticleWhen it comes to reading, kindergarten is the new first grade
A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier.
View ArticleStudy finds gains for minority students but English learners still lag
Researchers say black, Hispanic and Asian students have made gains compared to their white peers but socioeconomic factors still hold students back.
View ArticleStudy examines evidence of racial disparities in special education
Special education programs are designed to meet the needs of all students with cognitive, behavioral or physical disabilities, regardless of their race or ethnicity. However, a best-evidence synthesis...
View Article'Achievement gap' cannot be closed, solution lies in transforming how we...
The "achievement gap" is the focus of much discussion of American education. How to help poor and minority students reach the same level of achievement as wealthy and majority peers is the subject of...
View ArticleReady for kindergarten? Gap between rich and poor narrows, study finds
On the first day of kindergarten, poor children are already behind.
View ArticleStudy may explain the nation's growing racial achievement gap
For decades, researchers and scholars have studied what some call the "racial achievement gap" in academics and careers, without having a clear understanding why such a gap exists.
View ArticlePreventing the achievement gap in mathematics starts early
A long-term NC State research project on how to provide students with a firm foundation in mathematics, starting in kindergarten, sheds light on ways to lessen the likelihood of an academic achievement...
View ArticleScience achievement gaps begin by kindergarten
Large science achievement gaps at the end of eighth grade between white and racial/ethnic minority children and between children from higher- and lower-income families are rooted in large yet...
View ArticleNew study shows how components of teaching predict adolescent outcomes beyond...
A new study from the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University suggests some ways of balancing the nation's emphasis on standardized test scores with other measurable learning outcomes. The...
View ArticleMath, reading scores slip for nation's school kids (Update)
It's a not-so rosy report card for the nation's schoolchildren.
View ArticleResearch project focuses on narrowing nation's achievement gap
Since the late 1960s, Americans have been aware of a growing achievement gap between low-income minority students and their middle-class white counterparts. Yet despite the implementation of education...
View ArticleResearch addresses the racial divide in classroom performance
The achievement gap between white children and those of color in our nation's schools has profound repercussions for families and communities. But consider as well what it means to us collectively:
View ArticleStudy links brain anatomy, academic achievement, and family income
Many years of research have shown that for students from lower-income families, standardized test scores and other measures of academic success tend to lag behind those of wealthier students.
View ArticleRecipe for children's success spelled out by expert panelists
Pathways exist for children to succeed in life, confirmed a group of researchers, policymakers, lawyers, and educators gathered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). However, they...
View ArticleResearch findings give nod to Gonski
A Murdoch University researcher says Australia should strive to have every school be a good school, and is calling on Federal political party leaders to clarify their positions on how they intend to...
View ArticleTeacher collaboration, professional communities improve many elementary...
Many elementary students' math performance improves when their teachers collaborate, work in professional learning communities or do both, yet most students don't spend all of their elementary school...
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