Hispanic students are the largest minority student group at [Weber State University], according to spring 2005 institutional data results. Hispanics are also the largest minority in Utah, comprising 27 percent of Ogden’s population.

Hispanic students have the highest dropout rate in Utah schools.

Jim Martin, a member of the Utah Achievement Gap Coalition, said Utah has one of the largest achievement gaps in the nation. The UAGC was founded in October 2004 to address the achievement gap, the many inequalities that exist in education among underrepresented groups, specifically students of color.

The UAGC’s position statement stresses that achievement gaps are a national and state problem requiring immediate attention. A National Assessment for Education Progress test results showed, students of color scored at least one grade level below white students on all measures of achievement and in all disciplines.

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