• Preface


• Introduction


• Part I. Excellence


• 1. Growth Curve: Achievement Trajectories and College Pathways


• 2. Education Battle: Trends of Academic Achievement and Educational Environment


• Part II. Equity


• 3. Bell Curve: Achievement and Environment Gaps Among Racial and Ethnic Groups


• 4. Tug of War: Trends of Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Achievement and Environment


• Part III. Accountability


• 5. Raising the Bar: Input-Driven Accountability Policies and Achievement Outcomes


• 6. High-stakes Testing: Performance-Driven Accountability Policies and Achievement Outcomes


• Part IV. Globality


• 7. Brain Race: International Achievement Gaps and Educational Deficits


• 8. Balancing Act: International Policy Benchmarking and Education Reforms


• 9. Conclusion


• Appendices A-L


• References


• Index

Jaekyung Lee is Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. He has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of American Educational Research Association, a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and he is the recipient of the 2007 AERA Early Career Award. His research focuses on educational policy evaluation and international comparative education.

Through the lens of interdisciplinary and systems perspectives, The Anatomy of Achievement Gaps offers an expert critical analysis of the underachievement problems plaguing the American education system today.