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A study by Education Trust says that on average, African-American and Latino high schoolers math and reading performance is lling, despite elementary and middle school gains.
• Growing income inequality and lack of resources inlow-incomeschool districts
• Unconscious bias by teachers and administrators.
Capozzi, whose school is majority African-American and Latino, said he believes providing minority students a more challenging academic environment is a civil rights issue.
The study,Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups: Lessons from Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier, was conducted by Washington-based non-profitEducation Trust. According to the researchers, African-American and Latino students have made little to no progress in 12th gradereading scoressince 1994. In addition, the math achievement gap between white and Black students continues to widen.
• An increased number of out of field teachers instructing minority students in subjects outside their area of expertise
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School advocates say students of color are less likely to be given advanced-level coursework and are frequently met with lowered expectations from teachers and administrators. According to the study, students in low-income schools are more likely to be given an A for work that would receive a C in a more affluent school. The research from Education Trust also asserts that more white high school graduates were enrolled incollegeprep courses than were their African-American, Latino and Native American counterparts.
• Lower expectations for students of color
Education is supposed to level the playing field,saysAmy Wilkins, vice president for government afirs and communications at the Education Trust. And it does the opposite While many people are celebrating ourpost-racial society... there is still a significant hangover in our schools.
• Unequal access to experienced teachers
The organization cites the following causes for the disparity in performance:
Despite some signs of progress in lifting minority elementary and middle school studentachievementlevels, a recent report is comparing the math and reading skills of African-American and Latino high school seniors to 13-year-old white students.
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