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Access, Equality, and Segregation |
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How significant is the "achievement gap"?
By the end of high school, black and Hispanic students’ reading and mathematics skills are roughly the same as those of white students in 8th grade, according to the Education Commission of the States .
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How do high school graduation rates compare?
Graduation rates for students in high poverty, racially segregated, and urban school districts are between 15 to 18 percent lower than their peers (Urban Institute).
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Are America's schools less segregated than they were 35 years ago?
No. The proportion of black students in majority white schools decreased by 13 percentage points during the 1990s, falling to a level lower than any year since 1968, according to the Harvard University Civil Rights Project. [More]
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http://zfacts.com/p/626.html | 01/18/12 07:28 GMT
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