Goal 1:
To be a Learning Enterprise in which all Louisiana businesses, institutions and citizens are actively engaged in the pursuit of knowledge

	Objective 1.5 - To raise minority achievement levels to close the gap between minorities and whites at all levels of education
		Like the rest of the nation, Louisiana experiences disconcerting achievement gaps between students of different races and socio-economic backgrounds. Particularly given Louisiana’s large at-risk and minority populations, the state must aggressively focus on effective practices for serving these populations in order to close achievement gaps. This is made more urgent by the “No Child Left Behind” Act which mandates states close those gaps.
	Benchmarks to track progress toward Objective 1.5 include:
			LEAP scores by race