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Executive Summary. Pervasive ethnic and racial disparities in education follow a pattern in which African-American, American Indian, Latino and Southeast Asian groups underperform academically, relative to Caucasians and other Asian-Americans. These educational disparities.
accurate indicators of education status and trends; and report timely, useful, and high-quality data to the U.S. Department . of Education, the Congress, the states, other education policymakers, practitioners, data users, and the general public. Unless specifically noted, all information contained herein is in the public domain.
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School dropout rate keeps high among Black students. Nationwide, the overall dropout rate decreased from 9.7% in 2006 to 5.3% in 2018. During this time, the dropout rate for Black students decreased from 11.5% to 6.4%. Nevertheless, the dropout rate for Black students remained higher than that for white students (4.2%).
disparities in educational achievement became a focus for me. African American, American Indian, Latina/o, and Southeast Asian groups underperform academically, relative to Whites and other Asian Americans. This is a problem for several reasons, including that the majority of the U.S. population will be people of color by the middle of this ...
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Mar 1, 1998 · The assumptions that undergird this debate miss an important reality: educational outcomes for minority children are much more a function of their unequal access to key educational resources ...
Oct 16, 2020 · Racial achievement gaps in the United States are narrowing, a Stanford University data project shows. But progress has been slow and unsteady – and gaps are still large across much of the country. COVID-19 could widen existing inequalities in education. The World Economic Forum will be exploring the issues around growing income inequality as ...
Feb 28, 2022 · By Nahla Owens. February 28, 2022. In the face of the systemic oppression that prevents access to equal educational opportunities, Black Americans still dedicate themselves to pursuing high quality education for themselves and their children. Yet the very community that has fought so hard to secure equal access to education — often risking ...