The Achievement Gap
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In spite of the fact that both white and minority students showed improvements in the most recent National Assessment of Educational Program scores, the achievement gap between these two groups remains (Mathis 590). According to various researchers and educators, the achievement gap can be attributed to the following causes: Ineffective school policies such as tracking and the excessive reliance on standardized tests (Burris and Welner 594-8; Mathis 592); Failure to take into account the effects of larger societal factors such as socioeconomic and personal factors (Mathis 590); and Stereotypical treatment of minority group students by failing to ackn
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