Current Research on Public Education

“The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools “
McKinsey & Company, April 2009
http://mckinsey.com/clientservice/socialsector/achievementgap.asp

This report examines four distinct gaps in education: (1) between the United States and other nations, (2) between black and Latino students and white students, (3) between students of different income levels, and (4) between similar students in different systems or regions.

 

School ruling led to a decade of change

Ann Doss Helms - The Charlotte Observer - September 10, 2009

End of race-based student assignment launched ripples whose merit is still debated, and fresh calls for vision.  More>>