Generational Change: Closing the Test Score Gap

by Paul E. Peterson

2021-02-03 12:22:18

In the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger University of Michigan Law School affirmative action case, Sandra Day O''Connor declared on behalf of the majority of justices that, ''We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be ... Read more
In the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger University of Michigan Law School affirmative action case, Sandra Day O''Connor declared on behalf of the majority of justices that, ''We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.'' As this amounts to no less than a mandate that affirmative action for college admissions must end by the year 2028, the research in this book examines the progress that must be made in the one generation to fully close the black-white test score gap. The authors draw upon the best available research in considering a broad range of policy alternatives - accountability, school choice, preschool programs, and greater resource commitments - to identify what is most likely to create an educational system that enables all students, regardless of their racial and economic background, to achieve at equal levels. The result is an historic volume that will shape the debate over education reform for years to come. Less

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ISBN9780742546097
Paul E. Peterson is a Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary focus is futures and options markets, particularly in relation to commodity prices an...

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