What is the Achievement Gap?

This video explains the issue of the achievement gap from the point of view of Sam, a first year bilingual Spanish Fellow. The achievement gap is the term used to describe the disparity in academic performance between certain groups. In Denver Public Schools, the most severe achievement gap exists between black and Hispanic students and their white peers. As a Denver Teaching Fellow, Sam is charged with the challenging task of closing this achievement gap in his classroom.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2011-2012 cohort of Fellows. Visit www.denverteachingfellows.org or find us on Facebook to learn more.

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• Denver
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• achievement
• gap
• teacher
• training
• bilingual
• spanish
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• students
• hispanic
• latino
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• instruction
• social
• change