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Significant Gains in Educational Achievement by Blacks Go Underappreciated |
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From Economic Policy Institute: Politicians and policy makers often decry the state of American schools and label them as "failing," in part because of their apparent failure to adequately educate students of color. Such analyses, however, fail to acknowledge the significant gains in achievement by blacks since 1990, as shown in the recently released results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card. The average mathematics scale score for white 4th grade students was 220 in 1990, while that for black students was 188, a gap of 32 points. By 2007 though, black students have increased their score to 222, up by 34 points or more than the black-white achievement gap in 1990. Educators and policy makers should celebrate these gains in academic performance by blacks and build on this success to improve performance in reading and further narrow the racial gaps. A weekly presentation of downloadable charts and short analyses designed to graphically illustrate important economic issues, Snapshots are updated every Wednesday.
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