"A Deeper Look at the Black-White Achievement Gap in Multnomah County."

Winter 2009

A Deeper Look at theBlack-White Achievement Gapin Multnomah County:A Report to the Black Parent Initiative

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Purpose o the Report

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he Black Parent Initiative (BPI) ss o dop  d-d Rodmp  w, body spg,   sus o Pod’s B suds. I dog so,  Rodmp w dy d b soos    gs-g B suds. Iw so quy  xsg m gp d us w osoos  d o dquy ddss  gp. T Rodmp w pBPI ddss  m gp o  x   sussuy pspso xps w sod, udsdb ss yss.

ECONows (ECO) s odud  goous yss o d om  OgoDpm o Eduo (ODE) o pod BPI w  ss po o B suds d  s  sx Muom Couy soo dss:C

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Dd Dougs

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Gsm-Bow

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Pos

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Pod

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Ryods

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Ts po pss ou dgs d o  B m gp, mgow, sud moby, d sd  ss. Ts dgs pod ub ox o  pso xps d by ommuy mmbs s po  BPI poj.

This report was commissionedby The Black Parent Intitiative,a program developed to addressthe continuing educationalgap between Black studentsand their White counterparts inPortland-area schools. The reportwas made possible by a grantrom The Chalkboard Project,an eort to share best practices,broaden perspectives, and bringthe citizens o Oregon togetherto help assure a superior publiceducation system.