Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Opportunity for Success

Even within historically disadvantaged groups, the opportunity to learn varies. Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on Opportunity to Learn in America highlights the percentages of American students, by race, ethnicity and income, enrolled in the top quarter of high schools in each state. Nearly one-third of White, non-Latino students are in those schools, where nearly all students graduate and where nearly all students score well on state tests. Fewer than 20 percent of students from historically disadvantaged groups are enrolled in those well-resourced, high-performing schools.

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