The Gap App Challenge was designed to help public schools close that proficiency gap through technological innovation.
But the latest state math and English tests show that the proficiency gap between minority and white students has returned to about the same level as when the mayor arrived.
The latest state math and English tests showed that the proficiency gap between minority and white students in elementary and middle school was about the same level as when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office.
Stanford Professor Sean Reardon asserts that "achievements gaps are wider than ever before and states that the proficiency gap today between the "poor and the rich" is nearly twice as large as that between black and white children.
Among economically disadvantaged students and those with limited English proficiency, the gap continues to widen.
"We want accountability reforms that factor in student growth, progress in closing achievement gaps, proficiency towards college and career-ready standards, high school graduation and college enrollment rates," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in announcing the proposed changes.
However, the concern has been raised that over-reliance on language from the source texts in essays may mask gaps in proficiency and thus lead to an inaccurate assessment of writing skill.
NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters Health) - Although American children still spend part of their days reading, they are spending less time doing it for pleasure than decades ago, with significant gaps in proficiency, according to a report released on Monday.
The estimates indicate that the negative gap in proficiency associated to vocational education is larger at ISCED 5 than at ISCED 3 4 by about 3% points, slightly larger for numeracy and slightly smaller for problem solving (compared to the other two domains).
On the state's less-than-perfect school performance ratings, which measure proficiency, growth, and achievement-gap reduction (and graduation for its high schools) on a 75-point scale, German Immersion has a total score of 57 points.
