What if we told you 50 years ago, the average black American was less likely to finish high school than the average white American, and we asked you to predict what the numbers would look like today?

50 years ago, the average black American was less likely to finish high school than the average white American. Today, the average black American is more likely to finish high school than the average white American. <br><br>This is largely why the achievement gap between black and white Americans is now smaller than the achievement gap between younger and older Americans.