The Gap Narrows

Test scores are rising and the achievement gap between economic groups is narrowing in most area school systems. The analysis below shows passing rates for the areaÕs eight largest systems from 2003 to 2008, comparing the performance of disadvantaged students to average scores.

SOURCE: Staff reports | The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008

This Story Needy Students Closing Test Gap Under 'No Child' Article \| Since enactment of the No Child Left Behind law, students from poor families in the Washington area have made major gains on reading and math tests and are starting to catch up with those from middle-class and affluent backgrounds, a Washington Post analysis shows. The Gap Narrows		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Staff reports \| The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008 ¬es=Test scores are rising and the achievement gap between economic groups is narrowing in most area school systems. The analysis below shows passing rates for the areaÕs eight largest systems from 2003 to 2008, comparing the performance of disadvantaged students to average scores." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Staff reports \| The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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