"The opportunity gap is the disparity in access to quality schools and the resources needed for all children to be academically successful. If every child is to have an opportunity for success, every student must have a true Opportunity to Learn." This article defines opportunity gap and the long-term consequences for individuals and the nation. It goes further to suggest methods of fixing the opportunity gap.

"Parents believed because there are more white people, businesses, and higher taxes being paid in the West End, schools there got more attention." "County data showed on reading SOL tests, 94% of whites passed compared to 82% of blacks." This article is from CBS 6 and specifically talks about Henrico County. It discusses the achievement gap in schools between the West End and the East End schools, including neglect from the county for the East End.