Study Shows Black Students Doing Worse Than We Realize
VIA NEW YORK TIMES
A new report to be released on Tuesday show that black student' proficiency in core subjects is worse than people realize. According to the study, only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys, and only 12 percent of black eighth-grade boys are proficient in math, compared with 44 percent of white boys.
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