… of the origins of racial-ethnic achievement gaps is still lacking. This article describes social
equity theory (SET), which proposes that racial-ethnic achievement gaps originate from two …

… Racial and ethnic achievement gaps narrowed substantially in the 1970s and 1980s. As some
of the gaps … progress the nation made toward racial and ethnic equity. This article offers a …

… For the purposes of this paper, the authors will analyze equity theory as it relates to … equity
theory, SET includes certain propositions about the origins of racial-ethnic achievement gaps. …

… statewide achievement gap oversight committee to monitor the plans and efforts of these
schools and districts to close the achievement gaps within their student populations. This …

… “achievement gap” is misaligned with the intent and focus of recent biology education research.
We base this realization on the fact that the term “achievement gap” … “achievement gap” …

… racial/ethnic subgroups—are reminiscent of the widely acknowledged racial/ethnic achievement
gaps—… racial/ethnic subgroups. Specifically, stubborn Black-white and Hispanic-white …

… equity work. To do this, first, I examine the achievement gap in light of poststructural theories
about the production of knowledge, identifying ways in which the achievement gap has …

… the contribution of transactional causes to the achievement gap. In particular, we offer a
model of the social causes of the ethnic achievement gap that is inclusive and flexible enough to …

… Johnson presents in Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap take the … equity into clear
focus. Any school or district attempting systemic change that will close the achievement gap …

… to the achievement gap literature by (1) estimating gaps at … cohort of students’ racial
achievement gap closes as they … ’s ethnoracial achievement gap in a particular grade over time. …