Education

The situation in education, especially the gap in test scores between Blacks and Whites, is disturbing to everyone. For many years experts in the field have tried to solve this problem without much success. There are two sides to the story. One side is called the accusers and the other side the excusers. Side one says the problems are fatherless homes, drugs, Black on Black crime, no emphasis on schooling and unwed teen moms. The excusers say it is poverty, racism, discrimination, Jim Crow laws and slavery. When the subject comes up the accusers and excusers both present their arguments and when the dust settles they all return to their respective corners and the test gap continues.