Nationally, only 52 percent of black males graduate from high school in four years, according to the
Schott Foundation's 2012 report.
Despite the troubled state of education in black communities, the Obama administration has fought efforts to expand minority students' access to school choice.
The most recent example is the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Louisiana's
tuition voucher program, which has produced record gains for blacks and Hispanics.
The basis of Justice's opposition to the program was that it endangered desegregation efforts in Louisiana, despite the fact that approximately 90 percent of the 6,700 children receiving vouchers are black.
Even the
Washington Post editorial board criticized the decision, stating that it represented a bid "to trap poor, black children in ineffective schools."
The Obama administration's approach to education actually runs counter to the growing support for education alternatives among black parents.