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Article: Wisconsin ranks poorly in graduation rates for minorities; Report shows more white students graduate
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- February 27, 2004
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin has the second largest high school
graduation gap between white and minority students in the country,
according to a study.
The report, released Wednesday by the Civil Rights Project at
Harvard University and the Urban Institute, found the difference
between graduation rates for white students and black students in
Wisconsin was 41.3 percentage points. The gap between white and
Hispanic students was 28 percentage points.
"We've seen this before," said Joe Donovan, state Department of
Public Instruction spokesman. "We know there is an achievement gap
between students of color and economically disadvantaged students and