Colbert King
Colbert King is a columnist for The Washington Post, and focuses on urban and national affairs. King was born on September 20, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He attended DC Public Schools, and earned a B.A in government from Howard University. Prior to working at the Washington Post, “King worked at the U.S. embassy in Bonn, in the Senate drafting home-rule legislation for D.C, and the World Bank as the U.S. executive director”(The washington post, n.d). In 2000 until 2007, King was appointed deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post. King also is a regular panelist on “Inside Washington” on ABC TV, and a commentator on WTOP Radio. For his commentator work he was warded the 2005 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s award, and in 2003 he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary (The washington post, n.d; Colbet I. king, 2005).
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school, the racial gap is a chasm, not a crack” written by Colbert I. King discusses the achievement gap of white students and students of color in D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). On the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, the results showed that 25 percent of students in grades third to eighth met or exceeded the expectation in English, and 24 percent in math. Overall, these results were great, but the good results were attributed to the white students. White students are the minority population in DCPS and scored high proficiency rates in English and math (79 percent in English and 70 percent in math). Black and Hispanic students are the majority population, and scored low in both subjects (Black students 17 percent in both subjects and Hispanic students 21 percent in English and 22 percent in
Colbert King is a columnist for The Washington Post, and focuses on urban and national affairs. King was born on September 20, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He attended DC Public Schools, and earned a B.A in government from Howard University. Prior to working at the Washington Post, “King worked at the U.S. embassy in Bonn, in the Senate drafting home-rule legislation for D.C, and the World Bank as the U.S. executive director”(The washington post, n.d). In 2000 until 2007, King was appointed deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post. King also is a regular panelist on “Inside Washington” on ABC TV, and a commentator on WTOP Radio. For his commentator work he was warded the 2005 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s award, and in 2003 he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary (The washington post, n.d; Colbet I. king, 2005).
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school, the racial gap is a chasm, not a crack” written by Colbert I. King discusses the achievement gap of white students and students of color in D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). On the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, the results showed that 25 percent of students in grades third to eighth met or exceeded the expectation in English, and 24 percent in math. Overall, these results were great, but the good results were attributed to the white students. White students are the minority population in DCPS and scored high proficiency rates in English and math (79 percent in English and 70 percent in math). Black and Hispanic students are the majority population, and scored low in both subjects (Black students 17 percent in both subjects and Hispanic students 21 percent in English and 22 percent in