Today, we’re not focusing on ‘achievement gaps.’ We’re addressing harm.
Yes, I said it harm.
When we talk about an achievement gap, it often sounds like some kids just didn’t try hard enough. But what if I told you that the ‘gap’ isn’t between students — it’s between the world they deserve and the world they received?
I read a powerful article by Dr. Bettina Love in Education Week that changed how I think about this. She said: ‘Stop talking about gaps — talk about harm.’ And she’s right. Because if we can’t identify the harm, we can’t fix it.
Today, I want to bring this conversation out of academic journals and into the real world. Because I’ve seen it, I’ve lived it, and I know the difference between a “have” and a “have-not” school… and it goes much deeper than test scores.
