Achievement gap in the United States

schools have closed the citywide student achievement gap between black and white students by 25% in three years”. This fact states that public charter school in DC closing a learning gap that is creating by socioeconomic status which means they have more funding for books, technology and trips that could help students learn better. This fact connect back to the topic how public charter schools lead to a better chance at education because by closing the achievement gap thing like college will…

Education Gap In the United States, education gap is a real problem for many minority students. We live in a multicultural society with various ideas about what success means and not every child is encouraged to pursue higher education, some students have a cultural mentality that varies from the rest. Education can easily become overwhelming for foreigners because of the diverse cultures, different ethnicities, and languages. Language is a barrier to some students who do not even know English…

homelessness, lack of health care, poor environment, impacts of war/refugee status, racism, classism, etc.) At Pratt community school I see hunger, war/refugee status/language barrier. 2. How might the issue/s you listed above play a role in student achievement? How I see it impact the student, is that if that student is hungry, they are very protective of their food, they eat it quickly. If they are hungry and there is a lesson, they might not be able to focus on the lesson. I have seen…

Many high-paying jobs in developed countries are in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For example, in the United States the average annual wages of STEM workers are significantly above the country average (Cover, Jones and Watson, 2011); STEM workers had 26 percent higher wages than their non-STEM counterparts in 2010 (Langdon et al., 2011). In Taiwan, of the top ten highest paying industries in 2011, STEM-related fields took eight places (Marginson et al., 2013).…

educational issues within the United States have been scrutinized by academic scholars such as Jonathon Kozol, John Hattie and the authors of Too Many Children Left Behind, who collectively agree that the current educational system is defunct and in need of serious change. The coming educational reforms in the country must be expansive and all encompassing, which could take some time; but one very attainable…

There has been an academia shift from learning to accountability in learning and data analysis. This is seen in the assessment of the following articles: Achievement Gaps in Education, The Standardized Testing Movement: Equitable or Excessive? and The Common Core “State” Standards: The Arts and Education Reform. We say we are charting/tracking “basic skills and accountability” according to Nezadal, “The creation and use of standardized tests find varying levels of support in different…

establishes that the world has been “flattened” as the result of global Internet access and collaboration tools. He states that as a result of this new technology, offshoring, outsourcing, in-sourcing, and open-sourcing are now viable ways for companies to do their work. As a result, Friedman goes on to argue that the United States is in the midst of a “quiet crisis” because of its achievement gap in contrast to other countries, which he attributes to poor work ethic and education. He implores…

participants in this study in regards to the Black-White achievement gap is deficit thinking. This type of thinking suggests that the reason Black students underachieve in school is for reasons such as, self-sabotage, crime and drug abuse, or lack of parental support and evolvement. The findings in my study support this concept of deficit thinking. All three of my participants discussed the reasons they believe the Black-White achievement gap exists and continues to…

Introduction: The most recent downturn in the economy has made it evident that the economic climate can have an effect on families. The achievement gap stretches far beyond the classroom and is deeply rooted in socioeconomic obstacles that we need to address and failing to adequately do so only makes a teacher’s job more difficult. The reality is that children who are sick, tired, hungry and scared are not ready to learn. Parents who are unable to adequately provide for, or do not possess the…

Policy Outcomes As states move forward with education reforms, some provisions of No Child Left Behind, the most current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act stand in the way of their progress. Although NCLB was started for national student achievement, unintended consequences of NCLB have reinforced the wrong behaviors in attempting to strengthen public education. NCLB has created incentives for states to lower their standards, focusing on absolute scores, rather than…