The Education Trust2019-07-022019-07-022014-06-30http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90800Despite real gains in academic achievement, the performance of African American students across the country still significantly lags that of white students. But achievement gaps don’t exist in a vacuum, they are driven by gaps in opportunity — African American students come to school behind their white peers, but then miss out on adequate within-school resources and experiences that are known to advance academic achievement once they get to school. This report compiles national data on achievement and attainment, in both K-12 and higher education, providing a good starting point for discussions and action that can accelerate improvement and raise achievement for African American students nationwide.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalAfrican American studentsacademic achievementaccess to higher educationReporthttps://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TheStateofEducationforAfricanAmericanStudents_EdTrust_June2014.pdf