Live blogging: Achievement Gap Advisory Committee

Posted by Heather

As a data nerd, I joined the Data work group in the hopes of learning more from WSIPP’s Annie Pennucci. Annie, as usual, did not disappoint and presented depressing stats on the achievement gaps in our schools. In math, we see an achievement gap of about 30 percentage points between White and African American students. In reading, the gap is a bit narrower, averaging around 20 percentage points. Annie’s presentation is not yet available online, but you can see similar graphs on our site here. While going through Annie’s presentation, members of the work group (Trish and Rosalund Jenkins) highlighted the need for more/better data tracking in the State.