Wide White-Hispanic Education Achievement Gap Persists, Report Says: The Hispanic-white educational achievement gap has remained wide over the past two decades, according to a new report by the Department of Education's statistical center that a Department statement calls 'sobering.'The report released on Thursday by the National Center for Educational Statistics showed that since the 1990s, scores in math and reading for Hispanic students have increased but the gap between Hispanic and white students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress has persisted.
'Race and ethnicity shouldn't be factors in the success of any child in America,' said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a statement. '(Hispanic students) face grave educational challenges that are hindering their ability to pursue the American dream.'
