Follows the P-16 education policy movement that seeks aligned learning curriculum at all levels, from pre-K to post-secondary education. Obama also argued that “the declining percentage of college-educated Americans and increasing high school and college dropouts are a recipe for economic decline (Carey 445). Looking at the economy from a national perspective will help us understand the gravity of America's civic duty. Understanding the achievement gap between racial groups and across socioeconomic lines relates to African Americans, Hispanics, and some Asian groups. The gap has shifted to the conclusion that racial groups have been a factor over the past five years from moving from limited economic stability to achieving a narrower achievement gap. Although there have been many reforms in the last year, one obvious factor is racial groups (Toreff