The achievement gap in education has been the subject of discussion for many years due to the disparity among groups of students in relation to language ability‚ race and ethnicity‚ and socioeconomic status (SES). Experts offer many possible explanations for the gap‚ including the assertion that an achievement gap is inevitable‚ and others placing blame on inadequate education systems that are ill equipped to meet the needs of all of its students. Others still may place an emphasis on environmental
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Minorities Fall Victim to Achievement Gap The achievement gap continues to be up for major discussion in America’s schools. Researchers‚ reformers‚ and educators alike are baffled by the achievement gap‚ for they have no concrete idea why it occurs or any stable solution to solve this growing problem. The achievement gap can be seen through-out grades‚ test scores‚ drop-out rates‚ and graduation rates. To show the extend of the achievement gap‚ Harold Berlak‚ a Senior Research Fellow at the Applied
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Martijn Mooy Professor Kuznetsoff English 145-30 6 December 2012 Rich vs. Poor Achievement Gap: Is Life Fair to Everyone? The American Dream‚ the idea that every citizen can be successful if they work hard‚ is believable to the degree that every student going to school has the same opportunity to learn the skills needed to succeed in society. But if the opportunity for students to attain a sufficient education is imbalanced‚ then the likelihood of success becomes very slim for some students
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Nutrition and the Achievement Gap in Education The Achievement Gap (AG) is one of the largest problems in the public school education system. Black and Hispanic males make up the largest percentage of… “Quote” Sadly‚ many of these children live in poverty and according to… these children suffer from malnutrition and ? a an alarming rate. Children who live in impoverished areas make up the largest percentage of the Achievement Gap because they do not have access to nutritious food which affects their
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This scholarly article clearly illustrates on the achievement gap experienced since the beginning of the 20th century to present time. Therefore‚ it is pertinent to understand the family dynamics and the poverty concentration which are highlighted. As noted by William Julius Wilson‚ “the individual framework does not capture the impact of relational‚ organizational and collective processes that embody the social structure of inequality.” This phrase is particularly true because most model minority
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level of achievement between private and inner city public schools varies greatly. The achievement gap in education refers to the disparity in academic performance between students of different socioeconomic make up. An average of a 22% difference between white and black students exists on the achievement gap scale. The no child left behind act passed in 2001 aimed to reform schooling. It hoped to close the achievement gap. However‚ as we see today it did not entirely work because a large gap in achievement
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The Gender Achievement Gap Rena Godfrey Capella University ED5540 Strategies for Eliminating the Achievement Gap Quarter & Year: Fall 2013 Email: godfreyrena@gmail.com Instructor: Marge Zuba‚ Ed.D. Gender Achievement Gap One of the most interesting and actively debated areas in educational research concerns the gender-based achievement gaps in math and science. Despite research efforts and statistical data backing up the notion that girls are falling
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Running Head: The Gender Achievement Gap 1 The Gender Achievement Gap Clint Overstreet 2 The No Child Left Behind Act requires that states bring students up to the "proficient" level on state tests and individual schools have to meet state “adequate yearly progress.” This mandate targets not only all “typical” students‚ but students from all demographics. With this factor of accountability‚ as well as school success‚ many researchers
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A Generation Gap in a Raisin in the Sun There is a big generation gap in the book A Raisin in the Sun. There are three different generations all living in the same old cramped apartment. The family has been living in the apartment for at least forty years and has never been able to own their home. With this generation gap there is quite a lot of arguments and complaining. Walter and Ruth get into conflicts all of the time‚ and then there is Walter and Mama with their struggle for the money. These
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It’s important to clarify that the term “achievement gap” stems from the deficit ideology itself. As Gloria Ladson-Billings has incessantly urged‚ the term “education debt” is much more fitting. This term allows us to conjure long term solutions for inequities that have historically accumulated. However‚ as mentioned before‚ the literature on the disparity of academic performance‚ is still debated between the two main groups of the deficit ideology and the education debt. We will take a closer into
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