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er issue
about
college
education

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e Education d schools this article that article was Americans
Achieveme have focused students very helpful. perform at
nt Gap: disadvantag more on arent It not only the 19th
blue ribbon e their how to fix getting a defined the percentile of
panel students the problem quality issue but whites and
offers and have rather than education outlined ways Hispanics at
blueprint failed to just before to fix it. I the 26th
provide presenting college agree that percentile of
them with a the problem. prevents this problem whites. Poor
quality It said the them from needs more school
education. biggest thing making the attention than systems do
This issue that needs most of it's been not have
can be to be done college or given and I effective
combated is to hire even think the teachers
by hiring better getting into steps and this
effective teachers to college. outlined in needs to be
teachers in teach and They are the article will changed in
areas that encourage not being help to fix the order to fix
are falling their prepared problem the
behind. students. for college achievement
as others gap
are.

Rafael Carter The author The author Lower I agree that The author
Comment believes a gives standardiz the used
on better examples of ed test achievement Harlem
Downey structure for lower scores on gap can be Childrens
socioecono the diminished , Zone and
and a student
mic SAT/ACT it points the KIPP,
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non-school that have the level of emphasize schools in a
factors overcome education the studies poor
contribute the a student of socioecono
greatly to a achievement will receive socioeconom mic
students gap their from their ic community,
success and community future communities and how
can be the normally college. and those
key to faces. education schools
having have
 reducing or outliers which improved
eliminating disagree with their
the the students
achievement correlation of test scores
lower test and
gap.
scores in motivation.
poorer
communities.
There are
many factors
a student has
to achieve a
successful
academic
standing.
Many of
which are
non-school
factors.

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Talks explores the author responsibil the study month olds
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Fernalds end that this fix the wont argue olds to
studies with gap is issue if it with what backup her
toddlers that probably starts at seems to be claims
conclude because home proven facts
that children disadvantag but It leaves
from ed families me with a lot
disadvantag are not of questions
ed homes positively about how
are far and directly such an
behind talking to issue would
those from their be helped
privileged children as since it starts
households much as with the
in their advantaged parents some
language families. of which may
skills. She Stating the not care to fix
argues that reason gives it.
the opportunity
achievemen for a
t gap is an solution.
issue even
before
children
reach official
schooling.

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y close the increasing responsibil have an high poverty
achievemen the lower ity to help impact on states have
t gap in income raise the students lower
elementary, families by income of performance reading and
middle four- the poor. levels in test scores
school, and thousand Once this school. when
highs school dollars is However I do compared to
is to raise would achieved not think that states with
the income increase the the the main lower
of the poor. student achieveme issue is that poverty
achievement nt gap will because rates.
by twenty close over plenty of
percent. time. people
overcome the
struggles of
poverty.