The Huffington Post – Kevin P. Chavous
“News flash: Do you want to know the best way to solve the economic problems in America? By closing the education achievement gap. In their landmark report, McKinsey describes not one, but four different achievement gaps that have a direct impact on the nation’s economic viability: the international achievement gap, the racial achievement gap, the income achievement gap, and system-based achievement gap, which quantifies the significant differences in achievement levels between states, school districts, schools, and classrooms serving students with similar demographics. After defining the specific achievement gap categories, McKinsey then went on to quantify the impact of our failing to close these gaps on our nation’s budget.”(more)