There is little doubt that closing the education gap is one of the single biggest challenges facing the United States education system today. It is a serious issue that is more pronounced in some states than others, and is an ongoing challenge for government and schools.

However, very real progress has been made in the past few decades and the figures show that the education achievement gap between different ethnic groups closed significantly, especially with regards to the numbers of students finishing high school.

So, let's take a closer look at the figures. Asians and Whites do better in school and college than any other races. In 1970, just below 90% of Asians and under 80% of Whites were getting high school degrees. By the mid-nineties both ethnic groups were up to about 95%, which was certainly an improvement.