Missouri college students face serious achievement gaps based on race, income, parents’ education and sometimes gender, a report from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development revealed.

“It’s not very uplifting data,” said Erik Anderson, director of innovation and performance for the department. “It’s fairly depressing.”

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