achievement gap
Performance divide persists
Achievement gap refers to persistent differences in academic performance between groups of students, typically measured by test scores, graduation rates, or other educational outcomes.
The gaps most often discussed are between white students and Black or Hispanic students, or between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds: Policymakers have debated how to close the achievement gap for decades.
The term frames educational inequality as measurable and addressable, though critics argue it places blame on students rather than systemic factors.
- systemic racismDiscrimination embedded in institutions
- cultural capitalPrestige from education and taste
- opportunity gapUnequal access to resources
- dropout ratesProportion leaving before completion
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
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- school problemsdropout rates, overcrowding, school funding, budget cuts, bullying
- education inequalityinequality, opportunity gap, social mobility, class divide, disparity
- education metricstest scores, graduation rates, grades, GPA, attendance rates
- education reformeducation reform, school reform, curriculum reform, Common Core, No Child Left Behind
- education statisticsgraduation rates, dropout rates, enrollment rates, test scores, literacy rates
- Educational Equityspecial education, bilingual education, desegregation, school integration, equal access
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