Student achievement gap datasparks outrage among black, Hispanic leaders

Despite efforts to improve the performance of black and Latino students in Montgomery County, community leaders want more done to erase the dramatic achievement gap between whites and minorities, especially at the middle and high school levels.

But while Latino organizations urge patience for time to allow efforts in early childhood and English-language education to work, black leaders lamented a problem they say has plagued the county since the 1950s.