Achievement gap in the United States

The racial gap in student academic achievement is once again the focus of much attention in the United States. “Educational expectations are lower for black children, according to Child Trends, a non-profit and non partisan research center that tracks data about children.” (Cook, 2015) Black American has less opportunities and lack of support from their parents to succeed in the United States. In contrast to White Americans, fewer Black families can afford to live in neighborhoods with high…

The racial gap in student academic achievement is once again the focus of much attention in the United States. “Educational expectations are lower for black children, according to Child Trends, a non-profit and non-partisan research center that tracks data about children.” (Cook, 2015) Black American has less opportunities and lack of support from their parents to succeed in the United States. In contrast to White Americans, fewer Black families can afford to live in neighborhoods with high…

Introduction to Literature Review English language learners have had a history of not regularly attending school and this has led researchers to ask the question, why is school attendance among this demographic so low and what is at the root of the problem? Several researchers in various fields have attempted to answer this very question. They have approached the topic in different ways and have generated various reasons for the occurrence. There are three main issues that the researchers…

The 20th century Civil Rights Movement aimed for the equality of all citizens, specifically African-Americans, within the United States. It has been called the “Second Reconstruction” due to it aiming to improve life for African-Americans and ameliorating society as a whole. Although it failed to give African-Americans opportunity at social achievement, the Civil Rights Movement was successful in making all citizens equal in the eyes of the law with the favorable court rulings and executive…

Economic stratification in the United States has greatly impacted the quality of education for students from low-income families. Previously, American schools had responded well to the ever-changing economic growth, as high and low-income families were awarded the same standards of education. However, the rising income inequality has been difficult for schools to keep up with, and as a result, many low-income students are being left behind. The income achievement gap has steadily grown larger…

discriminating against non-minorities. To be completely fair, college admissions should be exclusively based on a person’s qualification and academic achievement rather than taking their race or any other factor of disadvantage into consideration. True opportunity for people can come from other earlier forms of education that don’t involve…

could be held with an administrator to determine what other steps need to be taken to help the learner grow. All of the aforementioned ideas are things that I have thought about for a while. I’m really wanting to get away from judging students’ achievement levels. and teachers’ effectiveness based on one day of…

hundred years ago, but the fight for equality with men is far from over. Landmark events such as women’s suffrage in the United States in 1919, gaining women the right to vote, and Griswold v. Connecticut in 1965, with the Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution implies a right to privacy, guided the movement in the progressive direction, yet phenomena such as the Wage Gap between men and women and the glass ceiling are evident throughout the country. Among the various theories that are…

are being forced to conform to certain methods of teaching rather than applying innovative approaches tailored to the different learning styles of their students. Under these circumstances, it is no wonder why success has been limited in closing the gap between minority and underprivileged…

There are many striking contrasts between schools in the United States and Japan such as their views and visions on education. The central purpose for education in Japan has been for “building national unity, developing a technically competent labor force, and identifying and educating its future leaders. (p. 12)” While the American education system was intended more on responding to “local and individual needs,” and enhancing the “efficiency and enjoyment of the individual. (p.12)” Overall,…