achievement gap

collocation in English

meaningsofachievementandgap

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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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gap
noun
uk
/ɡæp/us
/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofachievementandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Bridging the literacyachievementgap, grades 4-12.
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This led to a slight closing of theachievementgap.
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The benets of small class sizes reduce the studentachievementgapin reading and science in later grades.
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Using technology as a tool for narrowing theachievementgapbegins with a purpose, communication, listening, and collaboration.
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Theachievementgapis one of the most significant challenges facing schools today.
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However, the racialachievementgapremains because not all groups of students are advancing at the same rates.
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It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing theachievementgap.
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It could be shown that anachievementgapopens between working class students attending a comprehensive and their middle class peers.
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Significant wealth gap, housing discrimination, residential segregation, theachievementgapexist.
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Technology-rich environments can also be effective for at-risk students, and can motivate students to stay in school and hopefully lessen theachievementgap.
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Researchers have found that the genderachievementgaphas a large impact on the future career choices of high-achieving students.
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There are many supposed causes of thisachievementgap, as well as efforts to alleviate the disparity.
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The racialachievementgapis complicated by issues of social class, institutional racism, and civil injustice.
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Believing that education is a civil right, he also aimed to close the educationalachievementgapamong underprivileged and minority students.
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Its focus is on eliminating the racial academicachievementgapby involving parents and communities in the education of children.
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However, others argue that private schools actually perpetuate and exacerbate theachievementgap.
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Supply-side arguments focus on the provision of education and resources and the systemic structures in place that perpetuate theachievementgap.
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The study of theachievementgapcan be addressed from two standpointsfrom a supply-side and a demand-side viewpoint of education.
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A large body of research has been dedicated to studying these factors contributing to theachievementgap.
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The stereotype threat both perpetuates and is caused by theachievementgap.
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