yet another installment in the endless series: the world looks different to you depending on where you are standing

Black and Latino students are 'underachieving' in schools, and educators are trying to bridge the gap. Here is a story about a program in Milpitas, Calif.

Question is, though, whether 'underachieving' is a fair term. From the article:

There is inherent racism in the language of the achievement gap," said Glenn Singleton, a San Jose State University instructor and consultant who works with Bay Area school districts. "It conjures up the notion that black and brown students are deficient, rather than shining the light on how the institution fails students.

That's an important point. It's the job of schools to figure out how to teach all students, right?