A Primer on Opportunity Gaps, Achievement Gaps, and the Pursuit of a High-Quality Education

Report
Authors:Robinson, Kimberly, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law ORCID icon orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-3987Beach, Sarah, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law ORCID icon orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-9108Min, Helen, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law ORCID icon orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-0388
Abstract:

This report offers a primer on why focusing on reducing opportunity gaps — rather than just achievement gaps — should serve as a major focus for the delivery of a high-quality education. It also introduces important components of a high-quality education: college and career readiness and civic engagement.

Keywords:
opportunity gaps, education reform, achievement gap, civic engagement, college readiness, career readiness, quality education, Education Rights Institute
Language:
English
Source Citation:

Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, Sarah Beach & Helen Min, A Primer on Opportunity Gaps, Achievement Gaps, and the Pursuit of a High-Quality Education, Education Rights Institute (2024), https://doi.org/10.18130/0j6p-6323

Publisher:
University of Virginia
Published Date:
March 2024