School study cites 'achievement gap'

Points to limited-English students, funding disparities

From changing student body populations to funding disparities, education advocates are calling for reform.

The Kids Count study showed that one change facing Illinois districts is the incredible population increase of limited-English and low-income students in recent years. Hispanics have accounted for 80 percent of the growth in public school enrollment over the past two decades.

"The report definitely shows what the East Aurora School ... Full Story »

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by Dale Penn - Feb. 6, 2009

Addresses a similar problem cited in another story today from New York, but provides a coherent argument and data to back up the case that disparities in funding as well as language barriers create an achievement gap in schools.

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