For black students hoping to escape awful public schools, school choice is often the most effective remedy, according to a new report from the Black Alliance for Educational Options. The report compiles an array of research on black student performance in traditional public schools, charter schools and private schools.

Traditional public schools fail black students in many ways. For example, look at the portion of black fourth-graders proficient in reading: just 16 percent nationwide. More than twice as many white and Asian students are proficient.