Race and Education

The end of legal segregation has made a substantial difference for student achievement. | Americans often forget that as late as the 1960s most African-American, Latino, and Native American students were educated in wholly segregated schools. | On every major national test, the gap in minority and white students' test scores narrowed substantially between 1970 and 1973, especially for elementary school students. | On the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the scores of African-American students climbed 54 points between 1976 and 1994, while those of white students remained stable.