Is the process more a function of individual agency and preference for racially homogenous schools or are there underlying disparities in
how different racial groups enter and proceed through the school choice process?
Not exact matches
The United States is a melting pot of
different racial and ethnic
groups, but it has not been clear
how the genetic ancestry of these populations varies across
different geographic regions.
The Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice says the project reveals significant
racial gaps in
how students from
different groups are treated.
Our school profiles now include important information in addition to test scores — factors that make a big difference in
how children experience school, such as
how much a school helps students improve academically,
how well a school supports students from
different socioeconomic,
racial and ethnic
groups, and whether or not some
groups of students are disproportionately affected by the school's discipline and attendance policies.
Originally displayed at the 1997 Munster Sculpture Project in Germany, The Dead Teach the Living (1997) is a
group of computer - reconstructed heads cast in white plaster that show
different racial stereotypes, which raises questions on
how science has been used to dehumanize
racial groups.
That said, the significance of this work can not be understated, and the field needs more work similar to this that takes a nuanced look at
how relationships function in
different ethnic,
racial, and cultural
groups (and from
different cultural perspectives).
2017 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children compares
how children of
different racial and ethnic
groups are faring across the country on key indicators of children's opportunities at the state and national level.