Racial and ethnic achievement gaps narrowed substantially in the 1970s and 1980s. As
some of the gaps widened in the 1990s, there were some setbacks in the progress the …

This article provides a critical look into national trends of the achievement gaps between
Whites and Blacks and between Whites and Hispanics over the last 3 decades based on the …

Black and Hispanic students often display substantial gaps in test scores when compared to
White students at all levels of education. In this article, we examine when and how the Black …

For decades, researchers examined the “achievement gap” between minority and
nonminority students. This singular definition of achievement gap ignores important within …

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students
has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented …

In the U nited S tates, racial‐ethnic differences on tests of school readiness and academic
achievement continue. A complete understanding of the origins of racial‐ethnic achievement …

Research on achievement gaps by race/ethnicity and poverty status typically focuses on
each gap separately, and recent syntheses suggest the poverty gap is growing while …

This study examined factors contributing to achievement gaps between White and African
American students in 2,868 diverse school districts across the United States. Using pooled …

When it comes to race in America, we must face one uncomfortable but undeniable fact.
Almost 50 years after the birth of the civil rights movement, inequality still reigns supreme in …

The achievement gap has long been the focus of educational research, policy, and
intervention. The authors took a new approach to examining the achievement gap by …