other minorities. A report by the Pew Research Center shows that "the median net worth of white households in 2013 was $141,900, about 13 times that of black households at $11,000" (Kochhar and Fry). This huge wealth disparity, according to numerous reports and studies, is one of the many direct results of minority children's underperformance in school. Thus, in order to adequately address the achievement gap, or the disparity between performance of different groups of students, federal and state…
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