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And now there's an achievement gap in America that's beginning to close.
Poverty is only one part of the achievement gap story.
And we're beginning to close a minority achievement gap now.
The study did, however, find that the program was helping to close the achievement gap.
But in many areas, the board found, wide achievement gaps remain.
No wonder we have failed to close the achievement gap.
I'm here to try to understand and close the achievement gap."
This was a big number, and it had a powerful effect on the debate over the achievement gap.
The achievement gap is deeply alive in the black middle class.
New York, for example, has made more progress at reducing the achievement gap.
But there is little evidence that the achievement gap has been tightened, he said.
This website will support your efforts to close the achievement gap for good.
The achievement gap is one of the most significant challenges facing schools today.
As a result the "achievement gap" between black and white 9-year-old students narrowed to 26 points over those five years from 35.
The failures of affirmative action to close the achievement gap.
Using data to close the achievement gap: How to measure equity in our schools.
"There's an achievement gap in America that's not good for the future of this country," he told the crowd.
We must have the data to know how poor and minority children are doing, to see if we're closing the achievement gap in America.
The achievement gap has narrowed, but too many black and Hispanic students are still left behind.
"Do I wish that we had eliminated the entire achievement gap?"
But the achievement gap between white and minority students, they said, remains troubling.
How a child's parents view his or her skills can also contribute to the gender achievement gap in education.
It just seems to have an obvious link to the achievement gap that you reported.
She also runs programs aimed at closing the achievement gap.
The goal is to wipe out the achievement gap between rich and poor children by the school year of 2013.