Montana university system pledging to cut achievement gaps

November 1, 2007

The Montana university system http://www.mus.edu/ has pledged to generate more college graduates from minority and low-income families.

Montana is among 19 systems across the country that have committed to halving two key achievement gaps by 2015. One is the rate of low-income and minority students attending college; the other is their graduation rate.

Experts say the achievement gaps between different groups of students are widening.

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