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Download full textGandara, Patricia – Educational Testing Service, 2005
When policymakers talk about closing the achievement gap, the focus is typically on bringing the average performance of minority or economically disadvantaged students in line with the average performance of White or middle-class students. From a statistical perspective, this strategy of bringing up the bottom to close the achievement gap is…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Attainment, White Students, Academic Achievement
