Exit ticket ... the achievement gap between black and white students in south africa is enormous. in the province of western cape, only 2 out of 1,000 sixth-graders in predominantly black schools performed at grade level on a math test in 2005, compared with 2 out of 3 children in schools once reserved for whites that are now integrated, but generally in more affluent [wealthier] neighborhoods.... —celia w. dugger which underlying historical factor most significantly contributed to this achievement gap?
Which underlying historical factor most significantly contributed to this achievement gap?
a. Inequalities existing between the races under apartheid
b. Economic restrictions placed on school communities
c. Lack of governmental support for white educational programs
d. A period of political assassinations and civil war