How to Close the Achievement Gap All over the world, your chances of success in school and life depend more on your family c

How to Close the Achievement Gap
    All over the world, your chances of success in school and life depend more on your family circumstances than on any other factors. A few school systems seem to have figured out how to erase the gap. / Finland ensures that every child completes basic education / and meets a rigorous standard. / In the United States, charter schools enroll students from the poorest families / and ensure that almost every one of them graduates from high school, 80 percent make it to college. / Singapore narrowed its achievement gap among ethnic minorities.