Simply put, it is the gap in performance between different groups within the school. In this case it reflects the difference between black and white children's performance on a variety of assessments.
This gap was first brought to light in the Spring of 1999 when PIE and the NAACP published a joint report based on the statistics compiled by the Nyack School District.
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Updated 6/17/2000
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