Educators Turn to Programs for Top Students to Narrow the ‘Excellence Gap’
“Now, with test-score gaps narrowing but remaining stubbornly persistent after years of efforts, some in the education field are taking a fresh look at programs for advanced students that once made them uneasy, driven by the same desire to help historically disadvantaged groups. They are concerned not just with the achievement gap, measured by average performance, but the ‘excellence gap’: they hope to get more students from diverse backgrounds to perform at elite levels.”