Closing Marylands Achievement Gaps:

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• Closing Marylands Achievement Gaps
• Our Mission is Possible.
• The Time is Now.

Prince Georges County A Presentation to School
Leadership Russlynn Ali, Executive Director The
Education TrustWest

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Where are we as a nation?
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African American and Latino 17 Year-Olds Do Math
at Same Levels As White 13 Year-Olds
Note Long-Term Trends NAEP
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
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African American and Latino 17 Year-Olds Read at
Same Levels As White 13 Year-Olds
Note Long-Term Trends NAEP
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
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ADD IT ALL UP...
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Of Every 100 White Kindergartners
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census. March Current Population Surveys,
1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005.
http//nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indi
cator23.aspinfo
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Of Every 100 African American Kindergartners
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census. March Current Population Surveys,
1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005.
http//nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indi
cator23.aspinfo
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Of Every 100 Latino Kindergartners
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census. March Current Population Surveys,
1971-2003, in The Condition of Education 2005.
http//nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2005/section3/indi
cator23.aspinfo
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Of Every 100 American Indian/Alaskan Native
Kindergartners
(25 Years Old and Older)
Source U.S. Census Bureau, We the People
American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United
States. Data source Census 2000,
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/censr-2
8.pdf
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College Graduates by Age 24
Source Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Educational
Opportunity..
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A look at Maryland.
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2007 NAEP Grade 4 Reading Average Overall Scale
Scores by State
Proficient Scale Score 238
Maryland
National Average
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 4 Reading Average African
American Scale Scores by State
Proficient Scale Score 238
Maryland
National Average
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 8 Math Average Overall Scale
Scores by State
Proficient Scale Score 299
Maryland
National Average
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 8 Math Average Latino Scale
Scores by State
Proficient Scale Score 299
Maryland
National Average
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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NAEP Grade 4 Reading Scale Score Gains, Overall,
1998-2007
Rankings are for the 40 states with Overall data
in both 1998 and 2007.
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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NAEP Grade 8 Math Scale Score Gains, Overall,
2000-2007
Rankings are for the 39 states with Overall data
in both 2000 and 2007.
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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NAEP Grade 8 Math Scale Score Gains, African
American, 2000-2007
Rankings are for the 28 states with African
American data in both 2000 and 2007.
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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NAEP Grade 8 Math Scale Score Gains, Low-Income,
2000-2007
Rankings are for the 39 states with Poor data in
both 2000 and 2007.
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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Better than many states, for sure.Thanks to the
tireless efforts of folks in this room.Now,
though, a deeper look.
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2007 NAEP Grade 4 ReadingAll Students, Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 4 Readingby Race/Ethnicity,
Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 4 Readingby Family Income,
Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 8 MathAll Students, Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 8 Mathby Race/Ethnicity, Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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2007 NAEP Grade 8 Mathby Family Income, Maryland
Source National Center for Education
Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer,
http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
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Trends in Maryland Achievement
On Our Own Assessments?

• Maryland School Assessment (MSA)

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Maryland Grade 4 Reading Achievement increases
for students overall
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Grade 4 Reading Gap closing over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Grade 4 Reading Poor students make
gap-closing strides
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Grade 8 Math Achievement increases for
students overall
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Grade 8 Math Gaps widen slightly over
time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Grade 8 Math Gaps remain wide
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland English 2 Big improvements over three
years
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland English 2 Improvement over time, but
gaps only narrow for African American students
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland English 2 Gaps remain wide over last
three years
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Algebra Improvement declines since
last year
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Algebra Latino performance improves,
while African American performance declines
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland Algebra Performance of both groups
declines
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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A closer look at home.
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Reading MSA 2007 All Students, 4th Grade
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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Reading MSA 2007 All Students, 8th Grade
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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Reading MSA 2007 All Students, English 2
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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Math MSA 2007 All Students, 4th Grade
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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Math MSA 2007 All Students, 8th Grade
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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MSAAll Students, Algebra 2007
Source MD State Department of Education,
http//mdk12.org/data/
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And Underneath These Averages
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Achievement Gaps Begin Early4th Grade
ReadingPercent Proficient and Above, MSA,
2007Prince Georges County
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Middle School Achievement Gaps Grow8th Grade
MathPercent Proficient and Above, MSA,
2007Prince Georges County
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Wide Achievement Gaps in High School English
2Percent Proficient and Above, MSA, 2007Prince
Georges County
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Wide Achievement Gaps in High SchoolAlgebraPerce
nt Proficient and Above, MSA, 2007Prince
Georges County
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Trends in Prince Georges County Achievement

• Maryland School Assessment (MSA)

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Prince Georges Grade 4 Reading Achievement
improves over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 4 Reading Nice gap
closing over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 4 Reading Gap closing
over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 4 Reading ELL students
make large gains
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 8 Math Despite some
gains, performance still lags behind that of
state
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 8 Math Inconsistent
African American and Latino performance over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 8 Math Inconsistent
achievement and no gap closing over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Grade 8 Math Gap widens
slightly over time
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges English 2 Achievement improves
over last three years
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges English 2 African American
students make nice gains
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges English 2 Nice gains for both
groups
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges English 2 ELL performance
declines
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Algebra No improvement since
last year
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Algebra Only Latino students
make gains
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Algebra Neither group improves
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges Algebra ELLs make large gains
over one year
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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By the end. . .
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Maryland2007 Graduation Rates by
Race/EthnicityNCES Completer Method
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland2007 Graduation Rates by Family Income
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Maryland2007 Graduation Rates by ELL Status
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges2007 Graduation Rates by
Race/Ethnicity
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges2007 Graduation Rates by Family
Income
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Prince Georges2007 Graduation Rates by ELL
Status
Source Maryland Report Card at
http//mdreportcard.org
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Californias 2006 Graduation Rates
Source The Education Trust Wests Raising the
Roof Data Tool, 2007, http//rtr.edtrustwest.org/
grad_rates.php
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These gaps begin before children arrive at the
schoolhouse door.

• But, rather than organizing our educational
  system to ameliorate this problem, we organize it
  to exacerbate the problem.

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How?

• By giving students who arrive with less, less in
  school, too.

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Some of these lesses are a result of choices
that policymakers make.
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NationInequities in State and Local Revenue Per
Student
Source The Education Trust, The Funding Gap
2005. Data are for 2003
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MarylandInequities in State and Local Revenue
Per Student
Source The Education Trust, Funding Gaps 2006.
Data are for 2004
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For a High-Minority Maryland District,That Adds
Up To

• 7,550 less for a typical elementary classroom
  with 25 students,
• 120,800 less for an elementary school with 400
  students,
• 453,000 less for a high school of 1500 students

Source The Education Trust, Funding Gaps 2006.
Data are for 2004
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Compare this to Virginia, where the
highest-minority districts get 418 more
per-pupil Or to New Jersey, where the
highest-minority districts get 1,730 more
per-pupil
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But some of the most devastating lesses are a
function of choices that we educators make. And
thats going to be our focus today.
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Achievement Gaps Are Not Inevitable.
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Ralph J. Bunche Elementary SchoolCompton Unified
School DistrictCarson, California

• 417 students in grades K-5
• 99 African American and Latino
• 40 English Language Learner
• 93 Low-Income

Source California Department of Education,
http//dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
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Ralph Bunche Students Outpacing District and
State 2007 API
Source California Department of Education,
http//dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
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Ralph Bunche Success at Every Grade LevelMath
2007
Source California Department of Education,
http//dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
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Bunche of Data
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Ralph Bunche College Bound