This is the last in an occasional Star Tribune series on the efforts to close the persistent achievement gap between white students and students of color in Minnesota. Despite its relatively high test scores, Minnesota has had one of the widest gaps in the country for years.
READ THE SERIES
See previous stories at startribune.com/achievementgap:
• Literacy marks the new frontier in combatting the gap.
•School closes the gap, only to see it reopen.
•Montgomery County offers model for Minnesota schools.
•Harvest Prep founder finds success where others fail.
•Woodbury uses personal touch to reach students of color.
HOW IS YOUR SCHOOL?
See grade-by-grade test results, broken down by race and other categories, at startribune.com/testscores.
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