Moreover, this «diversity - gap» between students and teachers tends to be wider in areas where percentages of minority students are higher. (educationnext.org)
In the past few years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areas. (wacharterschools.org)
The concern was that some states would be starting with such low percentages of minority students at grade level that just requiring that as a starting point would subject the law to ridicule for having embarrassingly low standards. (educationnext.org)