The key to closing the achievement gap may lie outside the classroom.

For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic achievement. Explanations for these achievement gaps include poverty and systems ...

Many stories also picked up on the fact that achievement gaps are growing, as lower-performing students have fallen further behind. For instance, in eighth grade math, the scores for the top 10% of ...

As Missouri education leaders reviewed the state’s latest student test scores Wednesday, a troubling disconnect framed the conversation: While state officials report that more than 91% of schools ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — In America, we say that everyone is created equal, but when it comes to children, they aren't getting equal opportunities, according to experts. "Here I am, you know, 30-some ...

The achievement gap is narrowing at local public schools, but white and Asian students continue to outperform other racial groups. African American, Latino and socioeconomically disadvantaged students ...

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a multi-part series about the Santa Monica-Malibu school district’s achievement gap. Sandra Lyon watched with joy Thursday evening as elementary school ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s not necessarily a competition between boys and girls when it comes to reading, but if it were a competition, girls would win. For the 2023-2024 school year, Florida’s ...

Every year, when the National Center for Education Statistics publishes the Nation’s Report Card, it shows black students score well below their white counterparts. For example, in 2019, black ...

At this early stage of the school year, excitement fills the air for parents and students who see education as a way to create a brighter future for our young people. Yet for too many of Idaho’s ...