Authors:John E. Chubb, Tom Lovele,
Publisher: Brookings Institution Pre
Keywords: gap, achievement, bridging
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 2002-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0815714017
ISBN-13: 9780815714019

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students in the US has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented in 1966. The average black or Hispanic secondary school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. Black and Hispanic students are much less likely than white students to graduate from high school, acquire a college or advanced degree or earn a middle-class living. They are also much more likely than whites to suffer social problems