Achievement Gaps
The term Achievement Gap is defined, for the purposes of this study, as
The variations in the degree to which distinctive demographic groups of
students show proficiency on the academic standards created by the State
Board of Education, Ohio Department of Education. But before getting into
specifics, it is important to Understand some of the global implications of
such gaps, particularly for low achieving students. To start, consider that large
numbers of children enter school each year drastically behind. The factors for
students entering school behind each year include: Poverty Language
spoken other than English Lack of exposure to basic skills (Jencks & Phillips,
1998; Prentiss, 2009).