Achievement Gap

Achievement Gap

by Brie Prodanovich

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What is an Achievement Gap?

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Where are Achievement Gaps shown? (more than one right answer)

• Race/Ethnicity

• Gender

• Socioeconomic Status

• Geographic Location

​Position 2

1. ​Standards can close the Achievement Gap

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• ​Natural causes

• ​School related causes

• ​Standards-based Reform

​Position 1

2. ​Standards cannot close the Achievement Gap

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• Integration

• ​Early Childhood Education

• ​Hidden Costs

NAEP Reading: State Student Group Scores

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​https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-much-do-you-know-about-achievement-gaps-in-schools/2017/09

Multiple Choice

1.

True or False: Improved school climates correlate with narrower achievement gaps between students in different socioeconomic groups.

• True

• False

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True or False: Researchers have found a correlation between school climate and a school's poverty levels.

• True

• False

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3.

True or False: Beginning in the 2017/2018 school year, the Every Student Succeeds Act requires states and districts to report advanced-achievement data for specific student groups.

• True

• False

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4, What percentage of students in gifted and talented education programs nationwide are English-language learners?

• 3%

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

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5.

Which of these large districts was the only one with no achievement gap between black and white students in a new national study?

• Detroit

• Pittsburgh

• Boston

• Denver

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6.

True or False: Researchers found higher black-white achievement gaps in poorer areas than wealthier areas on average.

• True

• False

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7. True or False: From 2011 to 2015, gender gaps in mathematics closed in both 4th and 8th grades.

• True

• False

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8.

In comparison to low-income parents, middle-class parents are significantly:

• More likely to have moved so their child could attend a particular school

• More likely to attend meetings or participate in activities at their child's school

• Less likely to not have gotten their child into the school they most wanted him or her to attend

• All

​ED WEEK Results

​"Inequality of opportunities, not abilities"

Rethinking the Achievement Gap | Penn GSE

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What are some techniques that you have seen put in place to close the gap?