Gaps on top.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Since passage of the federal No Child Left Behind act, there has been progress in bringing more students to a basic level of educational achievement and closing achievement gaps. But, according to a new analysis by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, the focus on minimum competency has come at a price. There still exist "excellence gaps," differences between subgroups of students performing at the highest levels of achievement. Gaps between students of different genders and...