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CEP Releases 50-State Report on Student Achievement Gaps
Monday, September 28, 2009
By: Chloe Louvouezo
Conference Call Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. ET on 3rd year of multi-year study
llMEDIA ADVISORY: Pre-Release Media Conference Call
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Contact: Chloe Louvouezo at 202-955-9450 ext. 320 or clouvouezo@communicationworks.com
CEP to Release 50-State Achievement Gap Report
Study Tracks Trends in Reading and Math Gaps Since 2002
WHAT:
The Center on Education Policy's new 50-state report comparing the performance on state achievement tests of racial/ethnic minority and low-income subgroups with that of white students and non-low-income students. The data cover performance since 2002, when the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law.
The study, State Test Score Trends Through 2007-08, Part 3: Are Achievement Gaps Closing and Is Achievement Rising for All?, is the third year of a multiyear study of student achievement. It revises and expands on CEP's previous work on subgroup achievement by exploring whether students from various subgroups have made gains at all achievement levels and whether progress is lagging at any level for specific subgroups.
WHO:
Jack Jennings, president and CEO, Center on Education Policy
Diane Stark Renter, director of national programs, Center on Education Policy
Nancy Kober, consultant, Center on Education Policy
Naomi Chudowsky, consultant, Center on Education Policy
Vic Chudowsky, consultant, Center on Education Policy
WHEN:
National Media Conference Call
Title: Center on Education Policy: Achievement Gaps
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
1:00 p.m. EDT
Please RSVP for information on how to participate in the conference call. The report will be released on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Embargoed copies of the report, state profiles, and press release are available upon request.
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Based in Washington, D.C., and founded in January 1995, by Jack Jennings, the Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center works to help Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools. The Center does not represent any special interests. Instead the Center helps citizens make sense of the conflicting opinions and perceptions about public education and create conditions that will lead to better public schools.
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