The Black-White Achievement Gap
Segregation is evident today in the achievement gap between black and white students.
(Video Above- Bridging the Achievement Gap: Vanderbilt University)
(Video Above- Bridging the Achievement Gap: Vanderbilt University)
"State Black-White Achievement Gaps—Mathematics"
- "At the state level, gaps in grade 4 mathematics existed in 2007 in the 46 states for which results were available. In 15 states, the 2007 gaps were narrower than in 1992, as Black students demonstrated a greater gain in average scores than that of the White students."
- "At grade 8, mathematics gaps existed in 2007 in the 41 states for which results were available. The gaps were narrower in 2007 than in 1990 in four states: Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. In all four, scores for both Black and White students increased, but scores for Black students increased more."
- "At grade 4, five states had mathematics gaps in 2007 that were larger than the national gap of 26 points, while 10 states had gaps that were smaller."
- "At grade 8, seven states had mathematics gaps in 2007 that were larger than the national gap of 31 points, while 12 had gaps that were smaller."
- "At the state level, gaps in grade 4 reading existed in 2007 in the 44 states for which results were available. Gaps narrowed from 1992 to 2007 in Delaware, Florida, and New Jersey, due to larger increases in Black students’ scores."
- "At grade 8, reading gaps existed in 2007 in 41 of the 42 states for which results were available. In Hawaii, the 7-point difference between Black and White students’ scores in 2007 was not statistically significant, and thus there was no gap for Hawaii. There was no significant change in the gap in any state from 1998 to 2007."
- "At grade 4, eight states had reading gaps that were larger than the 2007 national gap of 27 points, while nine had gaps that were smaller."
- "At grade 8, one state had a reading gap that was larger than the 2007 national gap of 26 points, while nine had gaps that were smaller."
"I think the challenges that districts are having are with wanting to make sure they can close the achievement gap and looking at alternate ways to make that happen."
~Linda Brown Thompson: St. Louis Public Radio
Minnesota's Achievement Gap
Trend in National Center for Education Statistics Math and Reading
Test Score Gap
Graphs taken from "Black White Achievement Gap: When Progress Stopped"