Sentences with phrase «ethnic minority students who»

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Today those percentages have grown to 16 percent (for staff) and 35 percent (for students), which compares favorably with the national average of 27 percent of all college students who identify themselves as ethnic minorities.

This adverse effect is especially pronounced in five areas: oversight of federal education law; enforcement of federal guarantees of educational equity; budget and tax policy; the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy; and Trump's embrace of bigoted rhetoric and action that challenges the identities of students who are racial, ethnic, or religious minorities.

Those groups include racial and ethnic minorities and students who are from low - income families, speak limited English, or have disabilities — as long as enough students in each category meet minimum group sizes set by each...

The percentage of students in public schools who belong to a racial or ethnic minority group increased from 22 percent in 1972 to 43 percent in 2006, with a corresponding decrease from 78 percent to 57 percent in the percentage of white students enrolled (Planty et al., 2008).

According to federally funded research, students who are living in poverty, are learning English as a second language, and are from racial and ethnic minority groups are 250 percent less likely to be identified for, and served in gifted programs, even when they perform at a comparable level to children in the program.

The schools chosen for the project had a high percentage of ethnic minority students and a high percentage of students who qualified for free and reduced - price lunch.

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.

There are also at - risk students, such as students who are living in poverty, students who are ethnic and racial minorities, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students.

The purpose of MESA is to increase the number of under - served ethnic minority and female students who pursue coursework, advanced study and careers in the fields of mathematics, engineering and science.

This story may not represent all the unique experiences of ethnic minorities who want to work in the legal sector, however, numerous prospective lawyers and law students of colour likely hold similar sentiments.

Description: The American Psychological Association (APA), with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, offers assistance to students enrolled full time in APA - accredited doctoral programs who have a strong commitment to a career in ethnic minority behavioral health services or policy.

Description: The American Psychological Association (APA), with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, offers assistance to students enrolled full time in APA - accredited doctoral programs who have a strong commitment to a career in ethnic minority behavioral health services.