Tue, Aug 18, 2009 -- 5:30 PM

Closing California's Achievement Gap
According to California's newest test scores, all students made solid gains on statewide tests in math and English. But schools haven't managed to close the state's achievement gap between whites or Asian students, and their black and Hispanic peers. Superintendent Jack O'Connell says there's a moral and economic imperative to close the achievement gap, but California hasn't been able to move the numbers for years.

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