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Sound Learning Feature for November 2004
This month we revisit a Public Insight Journalism special from Minnesota Public Radio. Students in Minnesota are traditionally among the nation's top performers on key standardized tests. Unfortunately, the statewide averages mask an embarrassing reality. Students of color consistently score far below their white classmates. This disparity in academic performance between groups of students is known as the achievement gap. It's a national problem. But Minnesota's gap is particularly wide.
The percentage of minority public school students in Minnesota has doubled in the past 14 years, and projections show no slowdown in that increase. Meanwhile, minority students perform less well than white students by 20 percent on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Test. That gap is considerably larger for Hispanic and black students.
The articles in this month's feature are of particular interest to teachers and students of American history, political science, and civics.
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