Citation: Carey, Roderick L.; Gamble, Wyletta & Yee, Laura S. (2011 May 11) Review of Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools by Tyrone C. Howard. Education Review, 14. Retrieved [Date] from http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev1085.pdf For another review of Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools see Veda Jairrel‟s review at http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev1081.pdf May 11, 2011 ISSN 1094-5296 Education Review/Reseñas Educativas is a project of the National Education Policy Center http://nepc.colorado.edu Follow Education Review on Facebook Howard, Tyrone C. (2010). Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America’s Classrooms . New York: Teacher College Press. Pp. 208 ISBN 978-0-8077-5071-1 Reviewed by Roderick L. Carey, Wyletta Gamble, and Laura S. Yee University of Maryland Perhaps the most important debate raging among education-stakeholders at all levels is how to close the achievement gap . The educational achievement gains made by non-White students, particularly Black and Latino children between the post- desegregation years of 1970 – through the late 1980s were significant. During this time, the achievement gap between Blacks and Whites was lessened by 50%, and the gap between Latinos and Whites was diminished by roughly 35%. However, since the late 1980s, the achievement gap has widened, and only education review // reseñas educativas editors: gene v glass gustavo e. fischman melissa cast-brede a multi-lingual journal of book reviews