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<strong>America’s Wire </strong></p>
<p align="justify">WASHINGTON<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">— While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students, studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and Hispanics has fallen to levels not seen in thirty years.</span></span></p>
achievement gap
<p><strong>National</strong><strong> Center</strong><strong> for Education Statistics</strong></p>