Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism Are We There Yet' Racial differences in educational achievement has long been a heated debate and the subject of numerous studies, discussions and even laws all trying to explain and correct this academic phenomenon. SAT scores, grades, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and class rank scream the existence of racial lines in our schools as Whites out perform African Americans, Latinos and other minorities by huge differences. Academic performance between races has becomes more divided recently despite the corrective attempts of affirmative action and many other programs designed to close this gap. With the ever increasing numbers of minorities and the growing need for a good education the burning billion-dollar question remains of what should be done to improve minority success in our educational system' A National Task Force on Minority High Achievement, “Reaching The Top,” comprised of many well-respected scholars, university heads, businessmen and researchers tried tackling this question of minority displacement. The Task Force examined the lacking number of minorities, specifically African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, that had scores typical of students are well prepared for college (Reaching the Top 6). Since the release of this report in 1999 it has seemed minority, students, racial, academic, race, been, very, success, programs, educational, task, scores, reaching, need, home, groups, achievement, top, since, schools, performance, much, issue, force, focus, education, african, school, relations, public, out, minorities, history, cultural, based