Mushmouth
07-06-2017, 08:27 PM
“Even in places where students are affluent, there is still a black-white achievement gap,” she said. “So poverty is not the answer there.
“These students are still performing significantly below [their white peers], and their parents are making six figures.”
Even though black students in affluent areas perform better than black students in impoverished areas, there is still a gap, Cooper said.
After calculating black-white gaps in all of Alabama’s districts where scores for black and white students were reported, meaning both black and white students are enrolled in a district, AL.com found that gap can be as much as 60 to 65 percentage points.
https://www.amren.com/news/2017/07/examining-achievement-gap-white-black-students-alabama/
“These students are still performing significantly below [their white peers], and their parents are making six figures.”
Even though black students in affluent areas perform better than black students in impoverished areas, there is still a gap, Cooper said.
After calculating black-white gaps in all of Alabama’s districts where scores for black and white students were reported, meaning both black and white students are enrolled in a district, AL.com found that gap can be as much as 60 to 65 percentage points.
https://www.amren.com/news/2017/07/examining-achievement-gap-white-black-students-alabama/