We know that the first years of life are crucial to the development of children. We also know that, without the right ...

High concentrations of poverty, not racial segregation, entirely account for the racial achievement gap in U.S. schools, a new study finds. The research, released Monday, looked at the achievement ...

When D.C. schools’ test scores were announced recently, there was that gap again: the so-called racial achievement gap. Actually, it was more like a chasm. Eighty-two percent of White students ...

The Lynchburg City School Board is gearing up for the 2025-2026 school year with four new school board members and a brand ...

The achievement gap, as we refer to it here, is the difference in proficiency levels of black students and white students. Statewide, that gap is large, between 20 and 30 percentage points in any ...

One of the two new charter schools approved in Houston is a school for music and arts located in the East End, in the former ...

Inflated test scores didn't tell the real story. Kudos to Legislature and governor for eliminating the "honesty gap" in ...

To show how achievement gaps have grown over the last decade, I have graphed PISA scores for each percentile group relative to that percentile group’s 2012 scores (see charts below).

But it's far from the familiar achievement gap narrative: Scores for low-performing white students declined in more assessments compared with their Black and Hispanic peers, for example.

Anita Huggins, Maurice Washington clash on North Charleston and Burke high schools. CCSD says Lowcountry Conservative Club ...

Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced that two Wyoming Valley West High School students have earned ...