Tag: Gaps

Unions, businesses eye migrants to fill labor gaps in Ohio

By Kristina Cooke and Howard Schneider COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – On a noisy factory floor in Columbus, Ohio, trade union apprentice Jorge Herrera moved quickly as he assembled ventilation ducts to be used in the construction of a large car manufacturing plant on the outskirts of the city. The 27-year-old asylum seeker from Nicaragua, who […]

Gaps Widening Between Indiana’s Highest- and Lowest-Performing Students

The exact date varies across grades and subjects, but Indiana’s student achievement scores peaked about a decade ago and have been falling since. The decline started well before COVID-19 and has not affected students evenly. Perhaps not surprisingly, Indiana’s lowest-performing youngsters have suffered the largest losses. This wasn’t always the case. In the early 2000s, […]

New Mexico judiciary nears gender parity, but gaps remain

Apr. 21—Donna Mowrer began her law career later in life after she held a variety of jobs, including newspaper reporter, police dispatcher and probation officer. “I wanted to be an attorney since civics government class in seventh grade,” she said. The yen never went away, but it was a slow burn. “My husband asked me […]

‘Horrific’ achievement gaps seen between white, minority Fayette students, superintendent says

Despite improvements, the achievement gap between white and minority students in Fayette public schools is “still horrific,“ Fayette County Superintendent Demetrus Liggins said at the school board’s recent planning meeting. Liggins made the comments February 12 after FCPS Director of Assessment Brooke Stinson provided the latest numbers and trends from the Measures of Academic Progress […]