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…The achievement gap between black and white

students in South Africa is enormous. In the

province of Western Cape, only 2 out of 1,000

sixth-graders in predominantly black schools

performed at grade level on a math test in 2005,

compared with 2 out of 3 children in schools once

reserved for whites that are now integrated, but

generally in more affluent [wealthier]

neighborhoods.…

—Celia W. Dugger


Which underlying historical factor most

significantly contributed to this achievement gap?

(1) inequalities existing between the races under

apartheid

(2) economic sanctions placed on school

communities

(3) lack of governmental support for white

educational programs

(4) a peri

Verified Answer :

I think it would be likely to assume that the racial makeup of those schools did not change much and that the first school is predominantly black, and the second predominantly white. And what we see is a better performance in the first of the two schools.

This is likely a consequence of the racial segregation and the discrimination of the non-white population in South Africa till 1994, so the correct answer is (1) inequalities existing between the races under apartheid

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