Science news articles about 'closing the achievement gap'

... not only improved proficiency among all elementary and middle school students, but also a closing of the achievement gaps between both African-American and Hispanic students and white students in ...

... grades provides a dual benefit: It raises achievement for all students through middle school, while ... whether small classes could help close the achievement gap in later grades had remained an open ...

... research. "The findings largely confirmed our hypothesis," Beddow said. "We were able to close the achievement gap with the regularly performing students by modifying the questions that might have ...