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Despite minorities making significant progress in higher education over the last 50 years, there is still a large achievement gap between minorities, specifically Blacks and Hispanics, and Whites. How do we close this gap? Also, what does it mean to close the gap in education? To answer this question, we must first understand what needs to be measured. Is it high school and/or college dropout rates? Is it high school or college graduation rates? Is it the gap in standardized tests scores? Last, and perhaps more to the point, who is being measured? Is the comparison between the rich and the poor, black and white, males and females? Educators have conflicting views concerning this matter.