Situation: In the US, Latino and African American students are about twice as likely to be placed in a college remedial classes as their white and Asian American counterparts. Step 2 of the Problem Identification process: Zoom out to define the General Problem. Which of the following statements best describes a General Problem of this situation (note that the General Problem statement does not have to be “neutral” at this point): A. College placement exams are racially biased. B. The government needs to put more resources into secondary education. C. The six-year college graduation rate of Latino and African American students are lower than their white/Asian American counterparts. D. All the statements above are equally good. E. None of the above.

Situation: In the US, Latino and African American students are about twice as likely to be placed in a college remedial classes as their white and Asian American counterparts. Step 2 of the Problem Identification process: Zoom out to define the General Problem. Which of the following statements best describes a General Problem of this situation (note that the General Problem statement does not have to be “neutral” at this point): A. College placement exams are racially biased. B. The government needs to put more resources into secondary education. C. The six-year college graduation rate of Latino and African American students are lower than their white/Asian American counterparts. D. All the statements above are equally good. E. None of the above.

	A.	College placement exams are racially biased.
	B.	The government needs to put more resources into secondary education.
	C.	The six-year college graduation rate of Latino and African American students are lower than their white/Asian American counterparts.
	D.	All the statements above are equally good.
	E.	None of the above.