However, minority students tend to struggle more than nonminority students. According to an article called “Addressing the Achievement Gap Between Minority and Nonminority Children by Increasing Access to Gifted Programs,” by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Seon-young Lee, and Mephie Ngoi, “The most significant educational problem in the U.S. is the fact that the achievement of minority children lags behind that of non-minority children” (Kubilius 2004). In another article called “Bridging the minority achievement
The Achievement Gap among Minority Students The achievement gap in America is at an alarming rate among minority students such as African American, Native American, and Hispanic students. Among their academics, the biggest struggles are in the subject areas of math and reading compared to other nationalities such as Caucasian and Asian peers. This review will focus on whether this bridge of neglect could be identified, researched, implemented, and then corrected before these students reach the
group of adolescents may experience compared to another group. The purpose of this literature review is to connect the education gap between low-income underserved adolescents, such as Latinos and African Americans, compared to non-minority high-income adolescents. Case Studies of Success: Supporting Academic Success for Students with High PotentialFrom Ethnic Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Backgrounds This article touches upon every student having a fair chance to higher
Racial discrimination takes place in education because minorities, who live in neighborhoods of poverty, are treated different than those who live in decent neighborhoods or who are non-minorities. Studies have shown that young minorities are ten times likely to live in poor neighborhoods. The children with disadvantages of living in poverty suffer racially and economically. Minorities, who live in poverty, are surrounded by more crime and violence that interferes with their learning. African
Abstract This paper focuses on the academic disparities between majority and minority students based on educational assessments. African-American and Hispanic students are scoring significantly lower than White and Asian students in mathematics and language arts. The literature explores reasons for minority students’ underperformance based on economic and other disadvantages. In order to close the gap between minority and majority students the factors have contributed to the divide, must be addressed
Since the introduction of affirmative action in 1961, the number of minorities at predominantly white universities and colleges has increased dramatically (Smedley, Myers, and Harrell). Unfortunately, in recent decades the academic achievement gap among the races has greatly widened and persists in modern times. Across American university and college campuses, minority students are experiencing high dropout rates, low grade point averages (GPA), and decreasing graduation rates. While it would be
Closing the Academic Achievement Gap Crisis in America The Achievement Gap in America has separated and divided America's youth into more or less, two different cultures of socioeconomic placement. The first being the predominantly Caucasian students at American elementary schools, high schools, and colleges that excel greatly in their education. Most of the time earning them middle to upper class jobs in the economy, the aforementioned group contrasts significantly with its opposite culture of
action in higher education and employment. Racial minorities, particularly Blacks and Hispanics, appear to be prospering more in America, that is to say they are enrolling in college and earning more money than in past years. While opportunities for non-Asian minorities have increased in America, whites still have more opportunities to succeed financially than minorities, due to more educational opportunities. Table 243: U.S. Census Bureau, "Educational Attainment in the United States: 2013 - Detailed
current uproar over standardized testing is being battled by cultural minorities who demand equality. “Cultural bias” refers to the idea that the differences between scores of racial and ethnic groups are caused by a bias towards the “American-born, English-speaking majority” of the US population. From the simple IQ test to the SAT, standardized testing has become an unfair predictor and artificial decision maker for this country’s minority, especially those newly immigrated. Economic and cultural biases
important issues that shape the learning experiences of our students. One of the major concerns of today’s educators is the so called racial or class groups that are present in our lower income demographics. These groups, which tend to encompass minorities and other non-dominant cultures, are affecting the quality and experiences of thousands of students nationwide. The children of these groups are suffering from external hindrances in pursuing their education. These hindrances come in many forms but equal