Racial Gap in Schools Still Remains Strong

An article in the New York Times website reveals statistics showing that, in the schools in New York State, white students dominated the Regants exams (which now required for graduation), while minority students are dragging behind. Coming from the University of the State of New York, this data very disturbing to state education commissioner, Richard P. Mills, who said, "The minority four-year graduation rates are too low, unacceptably low."

Here's one these statistics:

• 81 percent of white students who started high school in the fall of 2000 graduated in June, as scheduled, only 45.4 percent of black students and 42 percent of Hispanic students did.

Very disappointing.