SEDL : What is the extent of the achievement gap in Texas?

What is the achievement gap and why should I care?

What is the extent of the achievement gap in Texas?

What can I do to help close the achievement gap?

Gender

Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer: Education Index
Listed under “E” on this alphabetical index users will find information in various formats on education in Texas. Topics include student enrollment, population trends and their implications, educational attainment.

What does the achievement gap look like in the United States?

Differences in Performance by Selected Student Characteristic
This section of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 Summary compares U.S. students to the those in other countries by gender, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity.

League Table of Girls Out of School
This report from the UNICEF Progress of Nations Web site lists the average number of primary-aged girls in the world who do not attend school.

Results for the NAEP 2000 Science Assessment
This area of the National Center for Education Statistics Web site reports results of the 2000 National Assessment of Education Progress in Science. The following page, which breaks down results by gender, race/ethnicity, parents' education level, type of school, type of location, and eligibility for the free/reduced-price lunch program, is of particular interest.National

Subgroup Results

Results for the NAEP 2003 Mathematics Assessment
This area of the National Center for Education Statistics Web site reports results of the 2003 National Assessment of Education Progress in Mathematics. The following pages, which break down state results by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, may be of particular interest.

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