- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Also known as "the Nation's Report Card," it is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas such as reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
- Rethinking Schools: Race and the Achievement Gap
Article from the public education journal Rethinking Schools that gives the historical explanations and present-day consequences of the achievement gap between white and minority students.
www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_04/Race154.shtml
- Closing the Achievement Gap: Two Views from Current Research
Compares the findings and recommendations of two studies on minority student achievement. From the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education.
www.ericdigests.org/2004-3/gap.html
- PBS: Closing the Achievement Gap (2004)
PBS documentary by Clarence Page that explores the achievement gap in American schools. Features Amistad Academy, a charter school in New Haven, Connecticut that is closing the gap.
www.pbs.org/closingtheachievementgap
- Wikipedia: Achievement Gap
Explains the achievement gap between the educational performance of groups of students. Includes graphs showing test scores grouped by race. Also discusses reforms to combat the gap.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_gap
- Educational Research Service: What Can Schools Do to Reduce the Achievement Gap?
Overview of the achievement gap in schools. Includes a summary of causes and possible solutions. Part of the ERS On the Same Page series.
www.ers.org/otsp/otsp3.htm
- Education Commission of the States: Closing the Achievement Gap
ECS Issue Site that addresses the problem of the academic achievement gap between white and minority students. Find readings, research summaries, and statistical information on the causes and effects of the gap. Also includes links to related issues.
www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueID=194
- NEA: Closing the Achievement Gap
Article from the National Education Association on closing the achievement gap. Includes historical background and strategies to improve minority achievement.
www.nea.org/teachexperience/gapk050707.html
- National School Boards Association: Class and the Classroom
Article about the achievement gap between poor and middle-class black and white children in American schools. By Richard Rothstein.
www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=1234&DID=34723
- Edwin Javius: Can We Really Talk
(PDF)
Edwin Javius' article for K-12 educators about race and racism in American schools. Discusses starting "courageus conversations" with colleagues and students to close the academic achievement gap.
www.acsa.org/doc_files/CanWeRea.pdf
- National Governors Association: Closing the Achievement Gap
Explores state efforts to close the academic achievement gap, strategies and solutions, and pitfalls for policymakers to avoid. From the National Govenors Association Center for Best Practices.
www.subnet.nga.org/educlear/achievement
- U.S. Department of Education: Achievement Gap
Read reports from the U.S. Department of Education about how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) provides stronger accountability to close the achievement gap in public schools.
www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/achieve/edpicks.jhtml
- Forbes.com: The Achievement Gap
Forbes article about the achievement gap between African Americans and non-blacks. Discusses how economics affects the problem. By Tim Harford.
www.forbes.com/2007/02/25/economics-discrimination-education-lead_achieve07...
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Closing the Achievement Gap
Position statement of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) on closing the achievement gap.
www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=6350
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