Achievement Gap – Kansas

Kansas schools’ achievement gap widening, but less than originally thought, By Suzanne Perez Tobias, October 1, 2012, Wichita Eagle: “The achievement gap between minority and non-minority students in Kansas schools is widening, but not as dramatically as state education officials thought. The Kansas Department of Education updated and reissued statewide test data Monday after discovering a calculation error related to three districts that were allowed to use ACT tests in place of state assessments. The revised results still show a widening achievement gap among some populations, including African-American students and those who qualify for free lunch, but the dropoff is not as severe as originally reported…”