Different school standards for different racial groups?

More harmful insanity from the folks in charge of public education.  Where do they find these leaders? The author writes:
"So yes, it touches me in a raw spot, this news that two states — Florida and Virginia — have adopted new education standards under which they would set different goals for students, based on race, ethnicity and disability.
Like many other states, Florida and Virginia requested waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act’s unrealistic goal of having every child at grade level in reading and math by 2014. But these states used their waivers to create separate and unequal performance standards for their black, white, Hispanic, Asian and disabled children.
Last month, for example, Florida set a goal of having 86 percent of white kids at or above grade level in math by 2018. For black kids, the goal is 74 percent. Virginia is wrestling with similar standards."

What message does this send to black parents and students and non-black parents and students?  The left's politically correct obsession with equality at any cost takes root.  Does this mean these states are  basically going to give up trying to improve education for black students?  Do these rules violate equal protection?  Can we expect society to become "color blind" when government fosters just the opposite?  This should give some insight into how the left pretends to really care about black Americans in order to get their votes.  Does it empower and encourage black students and parents?