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Gap or Gaps

Challenging the Singular Definition of the Achievement Gap

University of Colorado

Al Ramirez

University of Colorado

Laura Severn

University of Colorado

For decades, researchers examined the "achievement gap" between minority and nonminority students. This singular definition of achievement gap ignores important within-group differences. This article uses National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) data to examine within-group differences and compares those across Latino, African American, and White populations. Results question the singular definition of achievement gap. Given the importance of how issues are defined, a singular definition of achievement gap may mean current policies miss the mark in raising achievement levels between and within groups.

Key Words: achievement gaps • NELS

Education and Urban Society, Vol. 39, No. 1, 113-127 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0013124506291792


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