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Miles to Go: The State of Education for Black Students in America

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Title: Miles to Go: The State of Education for Black Students in America
Language: English
Authors: Max Altman, Southern Education Foundation (SEF)
Source: Southern Education Foundation. 2024.
Availability: Southern Education Foundation. 135 Auburn Avenue NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Tel: 404-523-0001; Fax: 404-523-6904; e-mail: infosoutherneducation.org; Web site: http://www.southerneducation.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 60
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Postsecondary Education
Early Childhood Education
Higher Education
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Equal Education, Racial Differences, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Educational Opportunities, Racism, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Disproportionate Representation, Advanced Placement, Educational Equity (Finance), Racial Segregation, Discipline, College Attendance, Costs, Barriers, Students with Disabilities, Diversity (Faculty)
Abstract: This report presents a broad overview of data on the education of Black students in the United States in early childhood, K-12, and postsecondary education. The data clearly show disparities in outcomes for Black students' graduation rates, test scores, course completion, and many other measures, when compared with national averages and other student groups. However, our analysis shows that these disparities are actually symptoms of "opportunity gaps" -- or limits to the opportunities some students have to learn and succeed educationally. These opportunity gaps -- often systemic and stemming from historical and present-day inequities -- deny many Black students (and others) full opportunities to learn and succeed. This report examines a wide range of opportunity gaps for Black students, including: (1) Limited opportunity to participate in high-quality early childhood education; (2) Disproportionately low access to rigorous coursework, including Advanced Placement; (3) Less funding in K-12 school districts that serve high numbers of Black students; (4) Increasing racial segregation in schools, associated with a host of systemic disparities; (5) School discipline practices that cause Black students to be punished much more frequently and harshly for the same behaviors as other students; (6) Lower college enrollment and graduation rates; and (7) The rising costs of college that block access and create prohibitive debt that affect Black students more than others.
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