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Education Achievement Gap

Years of efforts to close the achievement gap between white and minority students in Oregon are not yet showing the desired results.  That's one conclusion from the newest batch of ACT test scores. The Oregon Department of Education's Crystal Greene says black, Hispanic and Native American students lagged behind Asians and whites in all subjects in the latest ACT's. The state's counting on more rigorous graduation requirements to help close the gap.

 

 

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