"That is not a typo. Virginia's goal is to narrow the black-white academic achievement gap by 2 points. In six years." The idea behind this article is that Virginia's education plan is not going to be as effective as it needs to be, if it is effective at all. One of the most important statements in the article is that the new education plans are just drawing attention to the issue and not fixing it.

"Education has long been the traditional route to opportunity for American families of modest means. But a growing educational achievement gap between low-income and affluent kids is making that path both harder and less accessible." The main idea of this article is that the opportunity gap needs to be something the political parties can come together and fix, since it is clearly an issue that cannot be overlooked. The article also mentions statistics on the issue and says that the political parties need to further discuss this issue since it is clearly a problem.