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The Pros And Cons Of Closing The Achievement Gap

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Every year when administration is presenting the contents of the school report card, the idea of an “achievement gap” is always mentioned and is met with exasperation. Instead of discussing different methods of closing the achievement gap, most teachers just acknowledge that the disparity exists. Certain populations are showing trends of higher disproportion in our school more-so than others. Populations that need to be observed are male vs. female students, and white vs. African-American students. After examining the three most recent three years’ worth of school report cards, there is a common achievement gap between males and females. The data used for discussion was drawn from the reported ACT score. ACT scores are vital for student
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