Achievement Gaps and Racial Segregation: Research Finds an Insidious Cycle

Education Week: Fifteen years of new programs, testing, standards, and accountability have not ended racial achievement gaps in the United States.

The Stanford Education Data Archive, a massive new database that allows researchers to compare school districts across state lines has led to the unwelcome finding that racial achievement gaps yawn in nearly every district in the country—and the districts with the most resources in place to serve all students frequently have the worst inequities.

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