Houston Independent School District

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Houston Independent School District
Making Gains, Narrowing Gaps
Source Texas Education Agency-Academic
Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through
2002
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What Do You Know?

• In which state are the highest-performing schools
  just as likely to be high-poverty as low-poverty?

Kentucky
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Source Education Trust analysis of data from
National School-Level State Assessment Score
Database (www.schooldata.org).
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Long Beach Unified School District
Making Gains, Narrowing Gaps
Source Research by the National Center for
Educational Accountability
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Centennial Place ElementaryAtlanta, GA

• ?92 African American and Latino
• ?79 low-income
• Outscored 93 of GA elementary schools in 4th
  grade reading in 2002.
• Outscored 88 of GA elementary schools in 4th
  grade math in 2002.

Source The Education Trust, Dispelling the Myth
Online
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Yes, the FCAT is creating anxiety, but I am
happy, because it is saying to the state of
Florida that these Black kids are not being
taught."
Can-Do Quotes
-- Audience member attending a meeting with
parents and teachers at the Urban League of Palm
Beach County, Palm Beach Post, 5/29/03
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Jefferson County Public Schools
Making Gains Across Grades
Source Research by the National Center on
Educational Accountability
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What Do You Know?

• Which states had the biggest gains in math for
  African American 4th graders between 1992 and
  2000?

Statistically significant
North Carolina, Texas, and Indiana
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African American 4th Graders Made Much Higher
Gains in Math in Some States
Between 1992 and 2000
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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David D. Jones ElementaryGreensboro, NC

• ?69 African American and Latino
• ?58 low-income
• On average, outscored 83 of GA elementary
  schools in 2002.
• 94 of African American 5th graders met the state
  standard in math in 2002..

Source The Education Trust, Dispelling the Myth
Online
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What Do You Know?

• Which state had the highest performing African
  American 8th graders on the last NAEP math
  assessment?

Indiana
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Some States Have Much Higher Achievement for
Minority Students
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Norfolk Public Schools
Making Gains, Narrowing Gaps
Source Research by the National Center on
Educational Accountability
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Knowing where they fall short with specific
groups of students will help educators finally
begin to close the achievement gap.
Can-Do Quotes

• Minnesota Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson
  Yecke, Star Tribune, 5/23/03

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Lincoln Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, NY

• ?69 African American and Latino
• ?49 low-income
• Has outperformed nearly ¾ of NY elem. schools in
  both math and English for three years in a row.
• In 2002, outscored 98 of NY elem. schools in
  math and 99 in English.

Source Ed Trust. Dispelling the Myth Online and
New York State Department of Education. Overview
of School Performance In English Language Arts,
Mathematics, and Science and Analysis of Student
Subgroup Performance for Lincoln School. April
10, 2003
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Garden Grove Unified School District
Making Gains, Narrowing Gaps
Source Research by the National Center on
Educational Accountability
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The gains made by those disadvantaged children
show how important the MCAS exam is. Without the
test, these kids would have been just passed
through.
Can-Do Quotes
David Driscoll, Massachusetts Education
Commissioner, Boston Herald, 9/30/03
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KIPP DC KEY AcademyWashington, DC

• ?100 African American
• ?83 low-income
• 5th graders achieve twice the national average
  growth in math and reading.
• 5th graders score as high as 9th grade African
  American students in California.

Source KIPP DC KEY Academy Web site,
http//www.keyacademy.org/scores.asp.
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Fontana Unified School System
Making Gains Across Grades
Source California Department of Education
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Sycamore Elementary SchoolKokomo, IN

• ?37 African American and Latino.
• ?62 low-income
• Increased African American 3rd graders meeting
  state standard in math by 55 percentages points
  between 2000 and 2002.
• Closed Black-White 3rd grade reading gap.

Source Indiana Department of Education
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West Manor Elementary Atlanta, GA

• ?99 African American.
• ?80 low-income
• Outscored 98 of GA elementary schools in 2nd
  grade reading in 2002.
• Outperformed 90 of GA elementary schools in 2nd
  grade math in 2002.

Source The Education Trust, Dispelling the Myth
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What Do You Know?

• Which states Latino 4th graders outperformed
  white students in reading in
• 17 other states?

VIRGINIA
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Latino Students in VIRGINIA Read as Well or
Better Than White Students in 17 Other States
4th Grade Reading Scale Score
Source NCES, National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP), 2002
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The Broad Foundation? The National Center for
Educational Accountability? The Georgia
Partnership for Excellence in Education

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YES College PrepHouston, TX

• ?96 African American.
• ?85 low-income
• 100 of seniors in the first two graduating
  classes were accepted to at least two colleges
  and universities.

Source YES College Prep Web site and Texas
Education Agency
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Boston Public Schools
Great Gains in 10th Grade Competency Rates
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What Do You Know?

• Which states had the biggest gains in reading
  for African American 4th graders between 1998 and
  2002?

Statistically significant
Louisiana, Delaware, North Carolina, New York,
Texas, Iowa, and Nevada
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What Do You Know?

• Which state had the biggest gain for African
  American 4th graders in reading between 1998 and
  2002?

Delaware
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African American 4th Graders Make Much More Rapid
Gains in Some States
Largest statistically significant gains between
1998 and 2002
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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South Scotland ElementaryLaurinburg, NC

• ?47 African American and Native American.
• ?47 low-income
• Over 80 of both African American and Native
  American 4th graders met state standard in math
  in both 2001 and 2002.
• Closed reading gap between African American and
  White students in 2003.

Source Data provided by South Scotland
Elementary School
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Aldine Independent School District
Making Gains, Narrowing Gaps
Source Texas Education Agency-Academic
Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through
2002.
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What Do You Know?

• In which state did Latino 8th graders gain 51
  points in math over a ten year period?

North Carolina
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Latino 8th Grade Math Gains 1990 - 2000
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables
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Can-Do Quotes

• We haven't been worried about stigma. To us,
  the most significant ramification that we can
  imagine is that we don't get rid of this gap.

 -- Oak Park River Forest H.S. (IL) Principal
and District Superintendent Susan Bridge,
Chicago Sun-Times, 10/16/03
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Longfellow Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, NY

• ?100 African American and Latino
• ?92 low-income
• Outperformed 90 of NY elem. schools in math for
  two years in a row (2001-2).
• In 2002, 93 of 4th grade students met state
  standard in English.

Source The Education Trust, Dispelling the Myth
Online
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Samuel W. Tucker ElementaryAlexandria, VA

• ?68 African American and Latino
• ?53 low-income
• Outperformed 2/3 of VA elem. schools in both
  reading and math for two years in a row (2001-2).
• In 2002, out-performed 92 of VA elem. schools in
  reading and 86 in math.

Source Virginia Department of Education
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Until the achievement gap is closed, our work is
not done.
Can-Do Quotes
Des Moines Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, Des
Moines Register, 4/15/03
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What Do You Know?

• In which state did Latino 4th graders make the
  biggest gain in reading between 1992 and 2002?

New York
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Latino 4th Graders Made Much Higher Gains in
Reading in Some States
Between 1992 and 2002
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
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St. James-Gaillard ElementaryEutawville, SC

• ?99 African American and Latino.
• ?87 low-income
• Outperformed 97 of SC elem. schools in 3rd grade
  math in 2002.
• Outperformed 82 of SC elem. schools in 4th grade
  reading in 2002.

Source The Education Trust, Dispelling the
Myths Online
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I've got a staff of teachers who are not
satisfied with being academically average.
Can-Do Quotes
-- Janie Moran, Principal of Southern Hills
Elementary, The Shreveport Times, 5/29/03
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The Young Womens Leadership School of East
Harlem, New York

• ?93 African American and Latino.
• ?83 low-income
• 100 of seniors in the first two graduating
  classes were accepted to four-year colleges and
  universities.

Source TYWLS Web site and New York State
Department of Education and NYC Public Schools,
2001-2 Annual School Report.
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What Do You Know?

• Which three states had the biggest gap-reduction
  between Latino and White 4th graders in reading
  between 1998 and 2002?

Indiana, the District of Columbia, and Rhode
Island
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Top 3 GAP CLOSING STATES4th Grade Reading
White-Latino Gap 1998-2002
Source USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables