| Title: |
Investigating Districts' Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap: Part 2. A Research Brief |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Poquette, Hannah; Butler, Aaron; Kentucky Department of Education |
| Source: |
Kentucky Department of Education. 2019. |
| Availability: |
Kentucky Department of Education. 500 Mero Street 19th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Tel: 502-564-3421; Fax: 502-564-6470; Web site: http://www.education.ky.gov |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
8 |
| Publication Date: |
2019 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education |
| Descriptors: |
School Districts; Achievement Gap; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Socioeconomic Status; Achievement Gains; Reading Achievement; Grade 3 |
| Geographic Terms: |
Kentucky |
| Abstract: |
This report is a continuation of work that examined the progress being made by districts to close the achievement gap in Kentucky (Butler and Poquette, 2019) and aims to further investigate the context in which districts are closing the achievement gap. Districts' achievement gap issues vary significantly: the size of districts' achievement gaps as well as the pace at which their gaps close (or widen) have large implications for a district's ability to address the issue. This study aims to parse out these differences and identify areas of progress and concern. The authors combine the growth measure developed in the first research brief with districts' actual third grade reading gap change in school years 2016-2017 to 2017-2018 to better understand the variation in achievement gap progress in the state. [For Part 1, see ED594217.] |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2020 |
| Accession Number: |
ED602354 |
| Database: |
ERIC |