Rethinking Achievement Gap Talk in Urban Education

Abstract

In her presidential address to the American Educational Research Association, Ladson-Billings (2006) challenged us -educational researchers -to rethink the use of achievement gap when discussing and explaining disparities that exist between different groups of students in education.In the United States (U.S.), these disparities include the following, for instance:• Race/ethnicity: Black/African-American and Brown/Latino/Hispanic students tend to score lower than White/European-American students on standardized exams • Socioeconomic status: Students from lower socio-economic statuses tend to score lower than those from higher socio-economic statuses on standardized exams • Language: Students whose first language is not English tend to struggle more than native English speakers in their academic courses.

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