Sentences with phrase «predominantly white peers»

«Yet, at the same time, Connecticut has taken steps that prevent these poor and minority children from having viable public - school alternatives — knowingly depriving low - income and minority schoolchildren of the vital educational opportunities available to their more affluent and predominantly white peers.»

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Into the 1970s, urban education reform focused predominantly on making sure that African American students had the opportunity to attend school with their white peers.

Too many black students, even those in predominantly white schools, continue to trail their white peers; too many schools have remained segregated for too long; too little attention is being given to teaching students how to read, write, and calculate.

So, a Latino peer from a wealthy Mexican family or the African American daughter of a physician who grew up in a predominantly white suburb are not seen as contributing to the diverse learning environment.

462 predominantly white, middle - class students from Grade 5 - 9 provided self - reports of victimization (physical, verbal, and relational) and gender nonconformity, as well as peer nominations of gender nonconformity and victimization.