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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 24 > A divide of grades, expectations

A divide of grades, expectations

High schoolers in L.A. get candid about the ‘racial achievement gap’

By Hector Becerra / The Bulletin
July 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The eight students walked into a room at Lincoln High School prepared to discuss an issue many people, including some of their teachers, considered taboo.

They were blunt. Carlos Garcia, 17, an A student with a knack for math, said, “My friends, most of them....

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