The study, titled “Number One for Some: Opportunity and Achievement in Massachusetts” was produced by the newly formed Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership, an alliance of almost 20 education advocacy organizations.
“The report highlights the critical disparities facing black and Latino students and the dramatically different experience than that of their higher-income, mostly white, counterparts,” said Amanda Fernandez, founder and chief executive of Latinos for Education, who called the partnership the first of its kind.