Sentences with phrase «ethnic minority students make»

Racial and ethnic minority students make up the majority of students in public schools, especially in urban areas.

Segregation of low - income and ethnic minority students makes closing achievement gaps virtually impossible.

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Backed up by polling showing Labour streaking ahead in London, it's easy to see the basis of this trend, even if certain seat - specific results look odd - lots of ethnic minority voters, lots of young voters and students, lots of young professionals, and lots of angry Remainers make for lots of Labour votes.

In 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that ethnic minorities now make up more than half of U.S. babies, and minority student enrollment in public schools was greater than that of white students.

The report, released by the American Council on Education last week, expresses optimism about the progress made by minority students, but argues that challenges to affirmative action and public skepticism about such policies «make it imperative» that colleges articulate the importance of racial and ethnic diversity...

It made them report, separately, the scores of traditionally disadvantaged subgroups: ethnic and racial minorities, disabled students, low - income students and English learners.

In an area where the majority of pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds, the school will provide 750 students with the opportunity to excel academically, and gain skills and experiences needed to make informed choices about their future.

The best way to do this, in my view, is to support the educational opportunities of Hispanic, African - American, Asian, Muslim, of racial and ethnic minority children and youth and low income students and to systematically look for ways to help these our children and youth develop agency, and understanding of the political process and of the many opportunities to make democracy work in the acts of ordinary citizens, to discover and master the codes of political participation and power, to develop political efficacy.

By allowing states to ditch racial, ethnic, and economic subgroup categories and replace them with a super-subgroup subterfuge that commingles poor and minority students into one, the administration is making it difficult for families, especially black, Latino, and Asian families who are joining the middle class for the first time and moving into suburbia — to get the information they need to make smart decisions for their kids, and impede them from helping to advance systemic reform.

«That helps to ensure that all students are held to the same high standard and that schools are making progress toward closing achievement and opportunity gaps, which is especially important for students living in poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, those still learning English and other historically underserved groups,» Nolt added.

Research indicates that holding high expectations can make a positive difference for certain ethnic minority students.