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Fast Fact: Gaps at the Top
Read moreStudents of color face gaps throughout the achievement spectrum. On the 2011 fourth-grade math NAEP, roughly 1 in 10…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Achievement for Low-Income Students and Students of Color
Read moreWhile gaps between student groups have narrowed over time at the below basic level of performance, gaps at the…
Closing the achievement gap requires progress not just for lowest performing students, but for students at all levels
Read moreFirst report in new “Shattering Expectations” series calls attention to gaps at the highest levels of achievementWASHINGTON (May 14,…
Fast Fact: Great Teachers Can Change Lives
Read more“Great teachers and principals can help to close persistent achievement gaps, improve student attitudes about school, and build habits…
Fast Fact: Great Teachers Can Change Lives
Read more“Great teachers and principals can help to close persistent achievement gaps, improve student attitudes about school, and build habits…
Fast Fact: Higher Math Means Greater Gains
Read moreHigh schoolers who take math beyond Algebra II make greater math achievement gains than similar students who stop there.
Fast Fact: Attrition v. Admission
Read moreAt more than 200 higher education institutions nationwide, less than 10 percent of students graduate with a degree or…
Fast Fact: For-Profit Colleges Need High Standards
Read moreTaxpayers fund 86% of revenue for the 15 big, publicly traded for-profit colleges. Gainful employment regulations are meant to…
Fast Fact: To Learn, Students Need To Be In School
Read moreIn 2009-10, nearly 1 out of every 3 African-American boys in high school were suspended. That’s three times the…
Fast Fact: Our Social Responsibility
Read moreStates are preparing to implement the new Common Core State Standards, but some are transitioning better than others. William…
How High-Poverty Schools Are Getting It Done
Read moreTo anyone who cares about ensuring that all children are educated to a high standard, it is depressing to…
Fast Fact: Tell Texas: Don’t Turn Back the Clock
Read moreSome Texas legislators want to water down high school graduation requirements, blocking the pathway to college for more kids.…