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In 2001, the General Assembly mandated that, beginning in <br />the 2002 -03 school year, the state include a "closing the <br />achievement gap" component in its measurement of student <br />growth <br />Grades 3 -8 Reading and MathPercent of Students Proficient <br />difference betveen black andwhite perfornance <br />Year <br />Achievement Gap <br />Percentage points <br />2002 -03 <br />21.9 <br />2001 -02 <br />27.8 <br />2000 -01 <br />30.0 <br />1996- 97 <br />34.3 <br />ch <br />i <br />100% of students proficient or better in <br />reading and mathematics (according to state <br />standards) by 2013 -14 <br />Building on the success of the ABCs to meet <br />the goal of the federal law <br />I� <br />2 <br />