Sentences with phrase «poor white children»

Some Maori, Pacific Island, and poor white children receive a better education than they would have under the old system.

Of course, it is not clear that this should matter, since poor white children should be just as entitled to escape substandard schools as anyone else.

The Education Select Committee has been examining the underachievement of poor white children in England.

As a result, states receiving waivers carte blanch to let schools and districts — especially those in suburbia — off the hook for serving up mediocre instruction and curricula to black, Latino, Asian, and poor white children.

Not only are black and Hispanic children more likely to grow up in poor families, but middle - class black and Hispanic children are also much more likely than poor white children to live in neighborhoods and attend schools with high concentrations of poor students.

Poor white children are already lagging behind when they start primary school, and the gap grows wider as they get older.

The report argues that as a particularly low - achieving group, poor white children would have the most to gain from access to outstanding schools and the best teachers.

Moreover, black and Hispanic students are far more likely to grow up in poorer households, but middle - class black and Hispanic students are more likely than poor white children to attend schools with a higher percentage of poor students.