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IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN GROUPS

IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN GROUPS. Prepared for the Louisiana School Boards Association by The Education Trust, 2003. WHERE ARE WE NOW? Key Facts on the Achievement Gap. Elementary Literacy Middle School Math Literacy.

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IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN GROUPS

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  1. IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN GROUPS Prepared for the Louisiana School Boards Association by The Education Trust, 2003

  2. WHERE ARE WE NOW? Key Facts on the Achievement Gap Elementary Literacy Middle School Math Literacy

  3. Where Are We Now?4th Grade Reading, All Students, 1998 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  4. Where Are We Now?8th Grade Mathematics All Students 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  5. Underneath those nation-wide figures, there are gaps of all sorts…including gaps among states

  6. Differences Among States: Grade 4 Reading Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  7. …and gaps to all kids proficient(or even to basic)

  8. Gap to at least Basic: Grade 4 Reading 28 62 65 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  9. Gap to at least Basic: Grade 8 Math 23 60 68 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  10. Clearly, we have a lot of heavy lifting to do.

  11. During seventies and eighties we made a lot of progress...

  12. Gaps Narrow, Then Mostly Widen NAEP Reading, 17 Year-Olds Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress (p. 107) Washington, DC: US Department of Education, August 2000 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  13. Gaps Narrow, Then Hold Steady or Widen: NAEP Math Scores, 13 Year-Olds Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress (p. 108) Washington, DC: US Department of Education, August 2000 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  14. But that progress stopped during the nineties

  15. And no matter how you look at the data, a lot remains to be done.

  16. By Race, Ethnicity 4th Grade Reading 1998 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  17. By Family Income4th Grade 1998 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  18. NAEP 8th Grade Mathematics 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  19. NAEP 8th Grade Math Performance 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  20. By End of High School?

  21. African American and Latino 17 Year Olds Do Math at Same Levels As White 13 Year Olds Source: NAEP 1999 Long Term Trends Summary Tables (online) Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  22. African American and Latino 17 Year Olds Read at Same Levels as White 13 Year Olds Source: NAEP 1999 Long Term Trends Summary Tables (online) Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  23. ADD IT ALL UP...

  24. Of Every 100 White Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  25. Of Every 100 African American Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  26. Of Every 100 Latino Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2 Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  27. College Graduates by Age 24 Source: Tom Mortenson, Research Seminar on Public Policy Analysis of Opportunity for Post Secondary, 1997. Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  28. WHY?

  29. What We Hear Adults Say: • They’re poor; • Their parents don’t care; • They come to schools without breakfast; • Not enough books • Not enough parents . . . Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  30. But if they’re right, then why are poor and minority children performing so high in...

  31. Some schools...

  32. Wrigley Elementary • 78% Low-Income • 3rd Highest Performing in State in Reading • 6th Highest Performing in State in Writing KENTUCKY Sources: Kentucky Department of Education Web site, http://www.kde.state.ky.us/ Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  33. Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, Baltimore, MD • 99% African American • 73% Low-Income • Highest Performing in State on state’s 5th grade Math test. • Top 10% of state in 5th grade reading. MARYLAND * or tied Sources: Maryland Department of Education Web site, http://www.msde.state.md.us/ Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  34. Pimlico Elementary, Baltimore, MD • 100% African American • 94% Low-Income • Top 1% in improvement on the state’s 5th grade Math test. Maryland Sources: Maryland Department of Education Web site, http://www.msde.state.md.us/ Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  35. Prince Edward County High, Farmville VA (715 students – 55% African American and Latino) Sources: Virginia Department of Education Web site, http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/2002SOLpassrates.html. Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  36. Dispelling the Myth Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  37. Dispelling the Myth Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  38. Dispelling the Myth Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  39. Some districts...

  40. Aldine, TX: Raising Achievement for All While Narrowing Gaps Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003 Source: Texas Education Agency-Academic Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through 2001.

  41. Aldine, TX: Raising Achievement for All While Narrowing Gaps Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003 Source: Texas Education Agency-Academic Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through 2001.

  42. And some entire states...

  43. 4th Grade Math African American Gains Between 1992 and 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  44. 4th Grade Math Latino Gains Between 1992 and 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  45. North Carolina: Gains in Grade 4 Reading Outpace the Nation, 1992-1998 Source: NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  46. Connecticut: Gains in Grade 4 Reading Outpace the Nation, 1994-98 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  47. Differences among states so large that minority and/or poor students in some states outperforming white and/or non-poor students in others.

  48. 8th Grade Writing: African Americans in Texas Perform as Well or Better Than Whites in 7 States Source: NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  49. What We Hear Students Say:We CAN Learn, But… • some teachers don’t know their subjects • counselors underestimate our potential • principals dismiss concerns • curriculum and expectations are low Louisiana School Boards Association Monroe, LA March 7, 2003

  50. Where’s Louisiana in All This?

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