Category: Achievement Gap

District Strategic Diversity Plan Field Project to Diminish Achievement Gap between Black and Non-black Students Background With an enrollment of over 13,000 students in 23 schools, Pulaski County is one of the largest districts in the state of Arkansas. Pulaski County Special School School District (PCSSD) is committed to providing each student with an excellent…

Reflective Essay on Necessity to Diminish Achievement Gap Education the process for receiving information and system for learning. A system for learning that is to be given to all students equally. There are many general topics in education. All of which are differ in how long they have been a problem and how large scale…

Closing the Achievement Gap of Vocabulary and Literacy Skills for ELLs through Collaboration and Inquiry Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not collaboration through inquiry-based learning can help ELLs increase vocabulary and literacy skills in order to close the reading achievement gap. A mixed methods design was used with triangulation,…

The Effects of Historical and Modern Racism on Student Achievement: Analysis of the Achievement Gap Abstract This paper seeks to explore the complex relationship between the racist policies of Americas past and the achievement gap as coined by James Coleman in his 1966 eponymous report, also referred to as the Equality of Educational Opportunities report…

Achievement Gap in Schools across America: Analytical Essay A. Advantages of Using PLCs Professional Learning Communities are not a program or an organized curriculum, but it is a way of working together so that everyone involved in a childs educational experience is focused on improving that childs and all childrens learning (Hord, 1997, p.2). According…

The Issue of the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago Disparities in education may provide some explanation for the racial wealth gap that exists in Chicago. Specifically, the process in which resources are allocated to different neighborhoods across the city widens the gap in educational achievement that may impact economic outcomes later in life. In Peter…

The Gap in Educational Attainment and Its Widening Forces If theres something weve learnt from the ever so long chronicles of human history, its that that we cant set boundaries to the benefits of knowledge/ education. And how far humanity has come in light of this realization is irrefutable. In the UK, for example there…

Gender Gap in Math Achievement While a wide range of sociocultural forces contribute to the gender gap in mathematics, it is interesting to examine the brain composition of both males and females and the effects it has on overall performance. However, experience alters brain structures and functioning (Benbow, Geary, Gernsbacher, Gur, Halpern, & Hyde, 2014),…