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From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools

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Title
From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools
Abstract/Description
The achievement gap is one of the most talked-about issues in U.S. education. The term refers to the disparities in standardized test scores between Black and White, Latina/o and White, and recent immigrant and White students. This article argues that a focus on the gap is misplaced. Instead, we need to look at the “education debt” that has accumulated over time. This debt comprises historical, economic, sociopolitical, and moral components. The author draws an analogy with the concept of national debt—which she contrasts with that of a national budget deficit—to argue the significance of the education debt.
Author/creator
Ladson-Billings, Gloria
Date
2006
In publication
Educational Researcher
Volume
35
Issue
7
Pages
3-12
Resource type
en Background/Context
Medium
en Print
Background/context type
en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
en No
Peer reviewed
en Yes
Language
en
ISSN
0013-189X
DOI
10.3102/0013189X035007003
URL
Official Publisher's Website (SAGE)
Article on Author's Profile (ResearchGate)
Citation
Ladson-Billings, G. (2006). From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools. Educational Researcher, 35(7), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X035007003
Cited in
Critical Perspectives on the Contexts of Improvement Research in Education
Resource status/form
en Published Text
Scholarship genre
en Theoretical
Abbreviation
Educational Researcher
Item sets
Handbook Chapter 11 Citations

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