- Results question the singular definition of achievement gap which may mean current policies miss the mark in raising achievement levels between and within groups.
- Results indicate not one but multiple achievement gaps, within and between groups.
- Increases in SES, time spent on homework, and parental involvement results in higher math achievement. Moreover, the AA and White models share homework as significant predictor, and Hispanic and White models share units in algebra I. The color of one’s skin does not change the importance of certain variables in academic achievement.
- There are multiple achievement gaps, and gaps between races may not be the most serious of them.
- With a singular definition of achievement gap, it could be that current policies miss the mark in attempting to influence the most significant variables in raising achievement levels between and, perhaps even more important, within groups.