Ready for kindergarten? Gap between rich and poor narrows, study finds
On the first day of kindergarten, poor children are already behind.
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Aug 29, 2016
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News tagged with achievement gaps
Study 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.
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Apr 28, 2016
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Preventing 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 gap in later grades. ...
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Mar 14, 2016
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Science 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 modifiable general knowledge ...
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Feb 23, 2016
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New study shows how components of teaching predict adolescent outcomes beyond standardized test scores
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 study is entitled The Influence ...
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Oct 28, 2015
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Math, reading scores slip for nation's school kids
It's a not-so rosy report card for the nation's schoolchildren.
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Oct 28, 2015
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Research 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 reform initiatives to ...
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Oct 5, 2015
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Research 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:
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Jun 12, 2015
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Study 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.
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Apr 17, 2015
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Asians outperform white students because they try harder, study finds
Asian-American schoolchildren tend to outperform their white counterparts in school because they try harder, according to a US study out Monday.
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May 5, 2014
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