Bridging the Achievement Gap

The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers for years. This book provides, for the first time in one place, evidence that the achievement gap can be bridged.

John Chubb, Edison Schools A. Gary Dworkin, University of Houston Karen Ehrle, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ann E. Flanagan, RAND Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin-Madison David Grissmer, RAND Anke Halbach, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Antwanette N. Hill, University of Houston William G. Howell, University of Wisconsin-Madison David Klein, California State University-Northridge Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University Jon Lorence, University of Houston Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution Samuel R. Lucas, University of California-Berkeley Nancy Madden, Success for All Foundation Alex Molnar, Arizona State University Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University Robert E. Slavin, Johns Hopkins University Phil Smith, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Abigail Thernstrom, Manhattan Institute Stephan Thernstrom, Harvard University Laurence A. Toenjes, University of Houston Diane M. Whitmore, University of California-Berkeley John Zahorik, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee