A Primer on Opportunity Gaps, Achievement Gaps, and the Pursuit of a High-Quality Education
ReportAuthors:Robinson, Kimberly, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law
orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-3987Beach, Sarah, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law
orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-9108Min, Helen, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law
orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-0388
orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-3987Beach, Sarah, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law
orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-9108Min, Helen, Education Rights InstituteUniversity of Virginia School of Law
orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-0388Abstract:
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
opportunity gaps, education reform, achievement gap, civic engagement, college readiness, career readiness, quality education, Education Rights Institute
Language:
English
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
University of Virginia
Published Date:
March 2024
March 2024